6 - Making the distinction between whether a person is described as a ‘colonization ’ or a ‘occupation’ is something DA would look at, whilst considering the implications of each term. To expand, 'occupation' is a term that brings negative connotations of evil and damaging, whereas 'colonization' has positive connotations of helping others to develop themselves. So, one term is looked
upon a lot more favorably than the other, and this is what a Discourse Analyst would consider, as well as looking at the relationship of these terms with a widely used term.’. Discourse analysts will look at any given text, and this just means anything that communicates a message, and particularly, how that message constructs a social reality or view of the world