- Gee defines Discourse as saying (writing)-doing-being-valuing, believing combinations because you need to say or write whatever you are trying to say while also playing the right social roll and making sure you have the right values, beliefs, and attitude. An example of a discourse would be a company boss and company employees.
- Gee writes that you can teach people linguistics but you cannot not teach them how to be a linguist. What I think Gee is trying to say here is that you have to become a linguist by using Discourse and applying it. You may learn from linguists but you must apply yourself and do, believe, and value what you are saying.
- Gee talks about primary and secondary discourses in this piece. He defines a primary discourse is your first Discourse experience whether it be a family, clan, or peer. This primary discourse helps create a foundation for future Discourses. A secondary Discourse would be a Discourse you receive outside of home and outside of your close peers. Secondary Discourses can be dominant or non-dominant. Dominant secondary discourses are Discourses that you receive money or a type of currency. Non-dominant secondary Discourses are things that help bring solitude but no capital or currency is received.
