diskursforbindelser

Diskursforbindelser is a term used in discourse studies to describe the links that connect different discourses across texts, genres, and social practices. In Danish- and Norwegian-language scholarship, it refers to the ways a text situates itself within broader conversations by appealing to, challenging, or reorganizing existing discourses. The concept encompasses intertextuality, interdiscursivity, and other mechanisms that produce coherence and relational meaning beyond a single utterance.

Key forms include intertextuality, where a text explicitly or implicitly cites or alludes to other texts; and interdiscursivity, where elements from multiple discourses—scientific, political, media, or everyday talk—are mobilized within one text. Diskursforbindelser also operate through discourse markers, genre conventions, and sourcing practices that guide how readers interpret connections.

Applications and methods: Researchers study diskursforbindelser to understand how knowledge claims are positioned within authority networks, how power and ideology circulate, and how audiences are invited to accept or contest a stance. Methods include discourse analysis, intertextual analysis, corpus-linguistic approaches, and network mapping of references across texts. Typical data include academic articles, policy documents, political speeches, and media coverage, where statements are framed by earlier debates or by other disciplines.