A discourse community has a broadly agreed set of common public goals:
The discourse community has a set of goals that extend beyond the scope of the group itself. Even though there may exist division or even competition within the group, the overall goal is always the ultimate purpose of the group. The discourse community within Wikipedia strives for the goal of increasing the accurate knowledge available on the site.
A discourse community has mechanisms of intercommunication among its members:
Members of the community have some means of two way communication with each other. This can be directly, such as in person, or indirectly.
A discourse community uses its participatory mechanisms primarily to provide information and feedback:
The exchange of information within the discourse community defines its purpose and membership. People who read online forums for information, but do not post cannot be said to belong to that discourse community.
A discourse community utilizes and hence possesses one or more genres in the communication further hence of its aims:
Each discourse community must have defined functions and methods of operations called genres. Genres can be borrowed from other groups, but they must be adapted to the specific purpose of the group in question.
In addition to owning genres, a discourse community has acquired some specific lexis:
The discourse community utilizes its own specific set of terms and vocabulary that applies to their specific field. Those involved in engineering research for example have a vast set of abbreviations and terms that apply to specific topics within the field and community. These may have little significance to those not involved in the community.
A discourse level has a threshold level of members with a suitable degree of relevant content and discourse experience:
The people within the group must have some amount of experience or skill. They may be inexperienced when they join the group, but they will become experts in the end.
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