After reading the three writers articles, I have a better understanding of discourse community. Each writer gave me something to walk away with on the topic.
Gee was by far the easiest for me to relate with. At the beginning of his article he suggests the need for using the proper discourse in the correct community. He went so far as to suggest using slang as being acceptable in the right situations. I liked Swales reference to discourse community extremes. On one end of the scale a person can have a sense of community deprivation. Example being cooped up in the house with the kids all day. On the other end he used a journalist as a example, constantly assuming membership in multiple communities.
Although I liked his real life example of working class people, I found Mirabelli hardest to comprehend. One thing I think all the readers agree upon is multiple discourse communities exist, and that everyone is involved in them, like it or not.The understanding of discourse community helps me to be more objective when gathering writing material.
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