The place and the status of the trilogy in the types and forms of speech

Modern linguistics is considering three basic forms of verbal interaction: a monologue, dialogue and polylogue. This system does not cover all possible forms of verbal interaction. For example, the situation is not brought to the dialogue with the intervention of a third person. Due to the fixed number of communicative roles of participants who are involved in the given communicative form the term «trilogue» was suggested for the latter. The trilogue is presented in the linguistic studies, but the definition of its status within the framework of forms of speech remains an unsolved problem. The main task of the research is to determine the place and the status of the trilogue as the speech form in the framework of forms of speech. The position of the trilogue in relation to other forms of speech determines its place in the types and forms of speech, as well as the degree of «independence» of this form characterizes its status. Most researchers come to the agreement that the trilogue is a kind of dialogic speech. There are two main viewpoints on the status of the trilogue as a form of speech. It is believed that the trilogue is an independent form of speech that combines all the features of dialogical speech, but differs from the dialogue in the number of participants. The second opinion relates the trilogue to a variety polylogue. The specificity of the trilogue as the form of speech lies in the appearance of the «interfering» role whose main goal is to change the current form of communication (to become an equal member of the polylogue, to maintain a dialogue, replacing one of the participants of communication or to cease the communication). This active role is often taken by a single person, although it can be assumed by a higher number people. Polylogue initially intends the interference function for the speaker, and its occurrence in the conversation does not lead to the change of verbal form. Thus, the place of the trilogue in the framework of forms of speech in relation to other speech forms is definite. Trilogue is a dialogical type of speech, halfway between dialogue and polylogue. The independence of such a verbal form, along with others is a matter of argument. This form unlike the other ones cannot be original in communication, since its precise function is to switch forms of verbal interaction. On the other hand, the trilogue is easily distinguished in the communication and often is explicitly expressed in the speech. The specificity of the trilogue manifests itself in the presence of the communicative role of «intervening». The current stage of studies provides the necessary grounds to deliver the special status to the trilogue

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