ABSTRACT
Psychology as well has multiple theories on subjects ranging from thought to behavior. Grounded theory, and in particular for the concerns of Critical discourse analysis (CDA), critical grounded theory, would not only enhance the potential already being explored between corpus linguistics and CDA but also the practices of constant comparison, memoing, and careful coding would strengthen its rigor and credibility within the academy. “In sum, critical theory has no choice but to develop its own inner potential by establishing a symbiotic relationship with other theories and perspectives”. Grounded theory will, of course, not live up to the Glaserian vision of permanence, but very much like the prime objects that it studies, grounded theory operates as a dynamic process. When a theory, or aspects of otherwise useful theories, lack the ability to explain what is going on, these will fade quickly from the dialectic of academic discourse.
