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dialogism

dialogism

9.9
Several different voices or opinions in a text that talk to each other and shape its meaning
  • noun
  • /ˈdaɪəˌlɒɪɡɪzəm/
  • Jargon
translation icon : dialogismo
  • Subjectivity for Bakhtin is a dialogic relation, and in dialogism, the "very capacity to have consciousness" is based on "otherness."
  • theory of dialogism
  • concept of dialogism
  • dialogism or intertextuality

Examples

  • In line with Bakhtin's (1981) description of dialogism, students appropriated others' understandings to extend their own knowledge.

    Academic text (2013)
  • "Discourse in the Novel" presents Bakhtin's most detailed exposition on dialogism and heteroglossia.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The state and society are not in direct opposition as long as this dialogism continues.

    Academic text (2009)
  • A significant factor is Bakhtin's concept of dialogism.

    Academic text (2003)
  • My last piece of evidence indicates another sort of dialogism, namely, intertextuality.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Thus, dialogism becomes not only a linguistic exchange but also an interactive drama between perceiver and perceived.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Bakhtin does, in fact, emphasize this inner dialogism in Tolstoy.

    Academic text (1991)
  • What Bakhtin's writings on the self add to his linguistic conception of dialogism is the fundamental role of perception.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The overall effect is thus one of dialogism, not monologism, achieved by counterpointing concepts rather than idiolects:

    Academic text (1991)
  • Literary critics often analyze dialogism to uncover the multiple voices and perspectives present in a novel's narrative.

Synonyms

heteroglossia
vsdialogism
  • Literature
9.9

A situation in which a text has different voices and points of view

focuses on how those voices interact or contradict to shape interpretation
multivocality
vsdialogism
9.5

Many different voices in a text or situation that show different views

limits attention to their interaction and contradiction that affects interpretation

How Polyphonic

polyphony
  • Specialized
1 8.6
dialogism
  • Jargon
9.9
dialog
  • US
4 3.4
monologue
124 4.8

Surface Forms

dialogism singular
dialogisms plural
dialogueisms plural
dialogueism singular

Morphology

dialogism = dialogue (semi-transparent) = dialogue + ism

Formed by a straightforward attachment of '-ism' to 'dialogue', but the specialized literary-theory meaning is not fully obvious to an average learner.

Etymology

The word dialogism comes from dialogue, which comes from the Greek parts dia- 'through' and logos 'speech'. So dialogism means a text or work where different voices 'talk' to each other and change the meaning.