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monologic

monologic

8.1
One person talks without others having a chance to speak
  • adjective
  • /ˌmɒnəˈlɒdʒɪk/
translation icon : monológico
  • During the presentation, the speaker adopted a monologic style, sharing his views without inviting any questions from the audience.
  • monologic and dialogic
  • monologic interaction

Examples

  • Rubie-Davies (2007) also found that teachers tend to use monologic interactions when they have low expectations of learners.

    Academic text (2015)
  • In narrative, dialogue was never Carpentier's strong suit, but not because his novels are monologic.

    Academic text (1998)
  • My own view is that Tolstoy can be considered both monologic and dialogic.

    Academic text (1991)
  • There are many reasons why monologic TLIs persist.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Delwar signals by this shift that this is a monologic moment in the divination process.

    Academic text (2001)
  • The results in Figure 1 indicate that, on average, 88% of lessons were characterized by monologic TLIs.

    Academic text (2015)
  • To illustrate this point, I will cite only a few examples of monologic ethnographic writing about Native American spirituality.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Across most lessons, there were episodic shifts from monologic TLIs to transitional TLIs.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The literature therefore confirms that although dialogic interaction promotes learning, interactive patterns in classrooms remain typically monologic.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Purpose: Teachers and learners must be able to shift flexibly along the continuum of monologic and dialogic interactional repertoires to advance learning.

    Academic text (2015)

Synonyms

monological
vsmonologic
9.3

Showing only one point of view and not allowing other views

is the same meaning but uses an alternate adjective form

Antonyms

17 4.2

Able to change each other when they are together

dialogic
  • Literature
7.6

Involving conversation between people who have different views

How Interactive

interactive
98 4.0
one-sided
26 4.0
monologic
8.1

Surface Forms

monologic positive

Morphology

monologic = monologue (transparent) = monologue + ic

Formed by adding the adjectival suffix '-ic' to the noun 'monologue', yielding an adjective meaning 'characteristic of a monologue', which is straightforward for learners.

Etymology

Monologic comes from Greek parts mono- meaning 'one' and logos meaning 'word' or 'speech', like in monologue and opposite to dialogue. So monologic describes a talk where one person speaks or one view is given, with no real conversation.