The Manners of Combining Replicas in Dialogue

Abstract

In order for a dialogue to come into existence, replicas must be coherent. The combination may concern distant replicas, or those directly following one another. They are combined in various ways: either the emitter triggers his recipient's replica, or the recipient relates himself to the emitter's announcement with any clear encouragement. The consituation (an invitation to the study to comment on current events) makes it that clear questions posed to commentators seems unnecessary, especially that cliched formulas should be used of the type: What do you, sir (sirs), say to that? What do you, sir (sirs), think about it? The replicas triggering responses in a radio commentary are most often given by the radio announcer, and commentators most often use replicas supplementing, consenting or dissenting with the position of the predecessor. The radio announcer and commentators use almost equally frequently questions aimed at suggesting something, correcting a mistake, or confirming something.