dialogue

«dialogue» in Mova's school dictionary: the words that characters speak to each other in a story… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (dialogue, dialogues; US also dialog)

meaning for a pupil

1) Dialogue is the words that characters speak to each other in a story, play or film. tree →

2) A dialogue is a conversation between two or more people. tree →

3) Dialogue is a formal talk between groups or countries to solve a problem. tree →

sense in the lessons

In English lessons, pupils write dialogue using inverted commas (speech marks), starting a new line for each new speaker and using said words like whispered or shouted. In drama, actors learn the dialogue of a script. In news, countries hold a dialogue to make peace. In computing, a dialogue box is a small window that asks a question.

examples

• Put inverted commas around the dialogue. tree →
• Start a new line each time someone new speaks in your dialogue. tree →
• The film's dialogue is very funny. tree →
• The two countries began a dialogue about peace. tree →
• Click OK in the dialogue box. tree →
• We acted out a dialogue between a shopkeeper and a customer. tree →

note

UK spelling dialogue; US also dialog, especially in computing. Countable and uncountable. Do not confuse with monologue (one person speaking alone).

In the corpora

• Common hooks are dialogue, action, a sound word, a question, a surprising fact and a strange detail.
• In written dialogue, speech marks go around the words spoken, and each new speaker starts a new line.
• A writer's toolkit is a list of techniques (openings, description, dialogue) to check before and while writing.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «dialogue» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.