discourse vs role

discourse

noun
  • Expression in words, either speech or writing. 

  • A formal lengthy exposition of some subject, either spoken or written. 

  • An institutionalized way of thinking, a social boundary defining what can be said about a specific topic (after Michel Foucault). 

  • Any rational expression, reason. 

verb
  • To exercise reason; to employ the mind in judging and inferring; to reason. 

  • To engage in discussion or conversation; to converse. 

  • To write or speak formally and at length. 

role

noun
  • The function of a word in a phrase. 

  • Designation that denotes an associated set of responsibilities, knowledge, skills, and attitudes 

  • In the Raku programming language, a code element akin to an interface, used for composition of classes without adding to their inheritance chain. 

  • An ancient unit of quantity, 72 sheets of parchment. 

  • A character or part played by a performer or actor. 

  • The expected behaviour of an individual in a society. 

  • The function or position of something. 

How often have the words discourse and role occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )