Diskursseissa

Diskursseissa is the inessive plural form of the Finnish noun diskurssi, meaning “in discourses” or “within discourses.” The term is used to refer to the collective patterns of talk, writing, norms and practices that constitute particular ways of talking about and understanding topics. It is a loanword in Finnish from the concept of discourse and is common in fields such as linguistics, sociology, media studies and philosophy.

In Finnish, diskurssi denotes a framework of statements and meanings surrounding a topic. When used as diskursseissa, it refers to experiences, claims or practices that occur within multiple discourses rather than within a single one. For example, diskursseissa on huomattavia eroja can be rendered as “there are notable differences across discourses.” The singular form is diskurssissa, meaning “in the discourse.”

Diskursseissa is frequently employed in analyses of power, knowledge and social norms, where researchers examine how different discourses shape issues such as gender, technology or policy. The term appears mainly in academic writing but also appears in journalism and policy discussions when describing how public conversation is organized and framed.

See also: diskurssi, diskurssianalyysi, puhetavat, retoriikka.