Dialogue is a written or spoken conversational exchange between two or more people, and a literary and theatrical form that depicts such an exchange. As a philosophical or didactic device, it is chiefly associated in the West with the Socratic dialogue as developed by Plato, but antecedents are also found in other traditions including Indian literature.
A conversation amongst participants in a 1972 cross-cultural youth convention
John Kerry listens to a Question of reporter Matt Lee, after giving remarks on World Press Freedom Day (3rd May 2016).
Oldest extant text of Plato's Republic
David Bohm, a leading 20th-century thinker on dialogue
Conversation is interactive communication between two or more people. The development of conversational skills and etiquette is an important part of socialization. The development of conversational skills in a new language is a frequent focus of language teaching and learning. Conversation analysis is a branch of sociology which studies the structure and organization of human interaction, with a more specific focus on conversational interaction.
A group of men chatting in Ponce, Puerto Rico
Discussion between two old friends