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- 3.0 MAIN CONTENT 3.1 Spoken Discourse
- 3.2 Monologue
| 2.0 Unit Objectives At the end of this Unit, you should be able to do the following • identify the different kinds of discourse, • explain the peculiarities of each type of discourse, • discuss how spoken discourse is different from written discourse 23 3.0 MAIN CONTENT 3.1 Spoken Discourse A spoken discourse is any discourse that is verbalized or spoken. It is also generally referred to as speech. Every language is spoken, so every social activity we are involved in where speech is used is referred to as spoken discourse. Some examples of spoken discourse are casual conversation, sermon, political campaign, symposium, public lecture, classroom discourse, doctor-patient discourse, telephone exchange, service encounter, sports commentaries, etc. Though a spoken discourse is essentially verbal, certain nonverbal behaviour helps speakers to interpret the discourse. They include, our facial gestures, body movements and other sounds uttered that are not necessarily regarded as speech. Spoken discourse takes place indifferent forms. We have face-to-face discourse in which the speakers are together physically. Apart from this, we have distance communication, in which though the speakers are not necessarily together physically, they are still able to transmit their voice through some other media like radiotelephone, and so forth. 3.2 Monologue Monologue refers to a speech situation in which an individual is doing the talking fora longtime either to himself or to other people who are not responding. The Wikipedia Dictionary defines monologue as an extended, uninterrupted speech by one person only. The person maybe speaking his or her thoughts aloud or directly addressing other persons, e.g. an audience, a character, or a reader Many times, we get carried away that we express our thoughts aloud even when they are not really addressing some specific people. Monologue is also used in drama to make the audience or readers to know the thought of a character. This is often referred to as dramatic monologue. However, a dramatic monologue is also called a soliloquy when it refers to a lengthy talk in which a character, alone onstage, expresses his or her thoughts aloud. Soliloquy is often used to reveal thoughts or feelings that is delivered by a character in a play to him or herself, or directly to the audience. Download 0.49 Mb. Share with your friends:
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