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Feminist Discourse Analysis: A Communication System In Society

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A communication system in society is language. According to Wardhaugh (1989 :1), society is any group of people who are drawn together for a certain purpose or purposes. As people always bring language in conversation every day, the language becomes a structure that used in the public for a specific tenacity of a group. For example the language used by a teenager with their friends is different from the language used by employees with their fellow workers. The relationship between language and society is very important and cannot be separated and stand alone because language as one of the bridge to make communication happen in society. The system of communication can be divided into two: oral and text. Text can be seen through the written text, …show more content…

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