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monologic

monologic

1 8.1
One person talks without others having a chance to speak
  • adjective
  • /ˌmɒnəˈlɒdʒɪk/
: 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
1 9.3

Showing only one point of view and not allowing other views

is the same meaning but uses an alternate adjective form

Antonyms

2 4.2

Able to change each other when they are together

dialogic
  • Literature
1 7.6

Involving conversation between people who have different views

How Interactive

interactive
130 4.0
one-sided
58 4.0
monologic
1 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.