The phrase "an introductory discourse" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a preliminary discussion or presentation that sets the stage for a topic or subject matter.
Example: "In this book, we will begin with an introductory discourse on the principles of economics to provide a foundation for the subsequent chapters."
Alternatives: "a preliminary discussion" or "an opening statement".
Both in the diagram supplied as an Appendix to the Zoological Philosophy (1809) and in the Introductory Discourse to the later Natural History of Animals Without Vertebrae (1815), Lamarck presented a branching image of group development.
The Deuteronomist, or D, has a distinctive hortatory style and vocabulary, calling for Israel's conformity with YHWH's covenant laws and stressing his election of Israel as his special people (for a detailed consideration of D, see below Deuteronomy: Introductory discourse).
By Lucia Miller and Geoffrey T. Hellman The New Yorker, April 9 , 1949P. 23 A medical student at tended an introductory psychology lecture and listened to a professor discourse on why the fitst work day of the week is called Blue Monday.
The New Yorker, April 9 , 1949P. 23 A medical student at tended an introductory psychology lecture and listened to a professor discourse on why the fitst work day of the week is called Blue Monday.
This paper provides an example of how first-year pre-service teachers (PSTs) were introduced to KAL at both the grammatical and the discourse levels, as part of an introductory unit on spoken language.
The question under investigation in the present study is whether an introductory unit for pre-service teachers, involving word classes and simple functional discourse analysis, can be used by them as a basis for reflecting on their own practice and thus applying their KAL.
This is an introductory chapter.
TeliaSonera is selling an introductory L.T.E.
Seven short passages with an introductory paragraph.
Quantum random walks: an introductory overview.
