A type of discourse characterized by the communication of many participants; a literary genre modeled on conversation (e.g. Plato’s dialogues). Martin Buber explored the nature and forms of dialogue, focusing mainly on dialogue as an existential exchange between Me and You; Mikhail Bakhtin and Hans-Georg Gadamer also pay considerable attention to this exchange process.
Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of language. It encompasses the analysis of every aspect of language, as well as the methods for studying and modeling them. The traditional areas of linguistic analysis include phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics,...