Discourses and “Mushfaking”

We all have different discourses. The primary discourse is what we use to understand our first sense of the world and connect with others. Primary discourse holds our identity and is shown in our everyday interactions and conversations. We obtain this discourse through any social group. This can be through family, friends, and more. Primary discourse is the foundation of the others, being that it is the most basic one and used daily. Then comes secondary discourse, which are exchanges within your society and larger social environments. Any interactions further than your family and friend groups can be identified as a secondary discourse. Furthermore, we have dominant and non-dominant discourse. Dominant discourses are one step high than secondary discourses. This is because they could bring assets of social goods such as money or prestige. Non-dominant discourses are ones that can bring you a better alliance with a larger network, but don’t bring you any social goods. Both bring you greater power, but with different outcomes. Then there’s “mushfake” discourse. “Mushfake” is doing with less when you can’t obtain the real thing or when it’s not available. Discourses are widely used in studies of the English language to understand different thought processes.