Critical discourse analysis (CDA) was developed by Roger Fowler and Gunther Kress, etc. from the late 1970s. It focuses on social problems, and especially on the role of discourse in the production and reproduction of power abuse or domination.

• 批评性话语分析是自七十年代末由以Roger Fowler和Gunther Kress等为代表的西方语言学家发展起来的话语分析方法。