Ebook: On Dialogic Speech

Published in 1923, On Dialogic Speech is the first study devoted entirely to the forms of speech in their concrete, social and inter-subjective manifestations. It is also the first study addressing the linguistic, psycho-physiological, pragmatic, semantic and socio-political aspects of dialogue and dialogic interaction.;The functional diversity of speech -- The forms of utterance -- Unmediated communication -- Dialogue is natural, monologue is artificial -- Dialogue compared with oral and written monologue -- The apperceptive moment in understanding -- Everyday patterns and dialogue -- Dialogue and speech automatism.