| Need |
Type of discourse |
| Reproduction |
Common intimate discourse |
| Life maintenance, food |
Gastronomic discourse |
| Material sources |
Business discourseCriminal discourse |
| Information |
Information or mass discourseComputer discourse |
| Power |
Political discourse |
| Belief |
Religious discourse |
| Equality |
Law discourseWar discourse |
| Transfer of information |
Pedagogical discourseScientific discourse |
| Transfer of skills |
Professional discourse |
| Aesthetics |
Artistic discourseEtiquette discourseGastronomic discourse in terms of table mannersFunctional (fantastic, fairy tale) discourse |
| Health security |
Medical discoursePreventive medical discourse |
| Social security |
Ritual discourseManagement discourse |
| Tense release |
Invective discourseHumour discourse |
| Argumentation |
Rhetorical discourse |
| Self-presentation |
Presentation discoursePedagogical discourse |
| Transfer of values |
Historical and cultural discoursePedagogical discourse |