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Publication details [#2747]

Dodd, William N. 1981. Conversation, dialogue and exposition. Strumenti Critici 15 (1) : 171–191.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

conversational analysis | literary dialogue

Annotation

D. explores how sociological and conversational tools can contribute to the understanding of the organization and conventions of dialogue in dramatic texts by analyzing two sequences from Shakespeare's 'The Merchant of Venice'.