Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Japanese term or phrase:
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English translation:
substantive discourse
Added to glossary by
suzycue
May 4, 2003 05:00
21 yrs ago
Japanese term
まとまり話
Japanese to English
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Linguistics
linguistics
これは造語だそうですが、言語学的な英単語を探しています。例：面接などの場で質問された場合、一人でまとまりを持った長い話をすること。あいづちを打ちながら普通に共話的に会話することの対照になる。
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | substantive discourse |
Hirohisa Oda
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| 5 +1 | discourse, monologue, storytelling |
jsl (X)
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| 4 +1 | monologue |
Philip Soldini
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Proposed translations
11 hrs
Hirohisa Oda
Native in Japanese
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English
Bi-lingual English and Japanese team
Native in: Japanese 
, English
Works in: Japanese to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
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substantive discourse
The nuance of the Japanese expression, まとまり話, suggests that the contents of the speech and the conversation should be logical and full of content.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "This was the most concise translation idea submitted. Thanks much for your suggestion!"
+1
6 mins
monologue
How about "monologue?" According to my dictionary, one definition is: "a prolongued talk or discourse by a single speaker."
Other alternatives could be discourse or speech.
Other alternatives could be discourse or speech.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Matthew Kinnersly
: There's also soliloquy, narrative etc., but for contrast against dialogue it has to be monologue.
11 mins
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+1
15 mins
discourse, monologue, storytelling
Linguistically, "discourse" is a chunk of sentenses. In the area of "discourse analysis", researchers focus on the behavior of language at the intra-sentential level. This term is translated as "談話" in Japanese.
For your specific example, "monologue" can also be used. This term is compared with "dialogue", in which the activities are done between interlocutors. "monologue" is often translated as "独話", and "dialogue" is "対話".
Recently, a term like "storytelling" has been used in linguistics, in particular, in sociolinguistics. This term is often translated as "語り".
For these three terms, "discourse" is the most general terms to represent your question.
The link below may be a good resource for non-linguists who want to know the terminology of linguistics and other areas of language processing.
For your specific example, "monologue" can also be used. This term is compared with "dialogue", in which the activities are done between interlocutors. "monologue" is often translated as "独話", and "dialogue" is "対話".
Recently, a term like "storytelling" has been used in linguistics, in particular, in sociolinguistics. This term is often translated as "語り".
For these three terms, "discourse" is the most general terms to represent your question.
The link below may be a good resource for non-linguists who want to know the terminology of linguistics and other areas of language processing.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Ino66 (X)
2 hrs
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thanks
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