Dialogue Writing

What is a dialogue? എന്താണ് സംഭാഷണം?

A dialogue is a written conversation involving two or more characters.

രണ്ടോ അതിലധികമോ ആളുകൾ ഉൾപ്പെടുന്ന   വർത്തമാനമാണ് സംഭാഷണം.

A number of principles to be held in a dialogue:

ഒരു സംഭാഷണത്തിൽ പാലിക്കേണ്ട നിരവധി തത്ത്വങ്ങൾ:

1) Two people that are present for each other, real presence.

പരസ്പരം സന്നിഹിതരായ രണ്ട് വ്യക്തികൾ, യഥാർത്ഥ സാന്നിധ്യം.

2) Each one is complete and unique.

ഓരോന്നും സമ്പൂർണ്ണവും സവിശേഷവുമാണ്.

3) Each one is open, autonomous and aspires to freedom.

ഓരോരുത്തരും തുറന്നതും സ്വയംഭരണാധികാരമുള്ളതും സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യം ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നവരുമാണ്.

4) Openness and willingness to one another.

പരസ്പരം തുറന്ന മനസ്സും സന്നദ്ധതയും.

5) Both have a joint targeting.

രണ്ടിനും ഒരു സംയുക്ത ടാർഗെറ്റിംഗ് ഉണ്ട്.

Characteristic features of dialogues

• Short exchanges

ചെറിയ  കൈമാറ്റങ്ങൾ·

• Incomplete utterances

അപൂർണ്ണമായ പ്രസ്താവനകൾ

• Use of contractions

ചുരുക്കെഴുത്തുരൂപങ്ങളുടെ  ഉപയോഗം

• Questions in statement forms

പ്രസ്താവനകളിലെ ചോദ്യങ്ങൾ

• Mix of tenses

പലകാലങ്ങളുടെ ഉപയോഗം

• Background information

പശ്ചാത്തല വിവരങ്ങൾ

Ways in which dialogues can sound natural

• Using short exchanges

ഹ്രസ്വ കൈമാറ്റങ്ങൾ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു

• Providing minimum information in each turn

ഓരോ ഊഴത്തിലും മിനിമം വിവരങ്ങൾ നൽകുന്നു

• Using appropriate language

ഉചിതമായ ഭാഷ ഉപയോഗിക്കുക

• Asking questions in a natural way

സ്വാഭാവികമായ രീതിയിൽ ചോദ്യങ്ങൾ ചോദിക്കുക

• Responding naturally to questions

ചോദ്യങ്ങളോട് സ്വാഭാവികമായി പ്രതികരിക്കുക

• Using names of the speakers

സംസാരിക്കുന്നവരുടെ പേരുകൾ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു

• Concluding the dialogue logically

സംഭാഷണം യുക്തിസഹമായി അവസാനിപ്പിക്കുന്നു

Eg of an Anecdote and the Dialogue

A woman returned from work and found her dog, a large Doberman, lying on the floor gasping for air. She was worried. So, she immediately carried the pet into her car and drove him to a veterinarian.

The vet examined the dog but could not find any reason for his breathing difficulties. So, he said that he’d have to perform a tracheotomy and insert tubes down the animal’s throat so that he could breathe. He explained to the woman that it wasn’t something she would want to watch. So, he asked her to go home and leave the Doberman at his clinic overnight.

The woman returned home. Just as she entered home, she heard her phone ringing. She rushed in and answered it. It was the vet. “Get out of the house immediately! Go to the neighbour’s and call the police!” he shouted.

She immediately ran out of the house and called the police. The police came in a few minutes, searched the house and found an unconscious intruder, without fingers, lying in a closet. Apparently the dog had bitten off his fingers and they had got lodged in his throat. That was why the dog was choking.

(Gasping: കിതയ്ക്കുന്നു  veterinarian മൃഗവൈദ്യന്‍  tracheotomy: ശ്വസനനാള ശസ്ത്രക്രിയ Loadge: കുടുങ്ങുക)

Dialogue:

(A woman enters a vet clinic holding her dog)

• Woman: Hi…mm… I’m Diana…Doc, my dog needs immediate attention.

• Vet: What’s the matter?

• Woman: I really don’t know. I…mm.. I found him gasping for breath…..

• Vet: When did you notice this?

• Woman: When I returned from work…mm…mm. Can I put him on the table there? He’s indeed very heavy.

• Vet: Please do

• Woman: I get back from work at 4.30 pm. I open the door and I see him lying on the floor of the living room. He is gasping for breath.

• Vet: Let me examine him.

(after examination)

• Vet: Well, I can’t find any particular reason for his choking.

• Woman: He’s all right?

• Vet: Mm… I don’t think so, though. I’ll have to do a tracheotomy to see what’s wrong…

• Woman: Please do whatever is necessary but please be quick. I can’t see… (in tears)

• Vet: Don’t you worry. I’ll have to insert tubes down his  throat so that he can breathe. I’m sure this isn’t anything that you’d want to watch. If I could suggest,…..

• Woman: Maybe, I’ll wait outside?

• Vet: No, I was going to suggest that you leave him here and go home. He’ll be safe here.

• Woman: All right. I hope he’ll…. Can you call me as soon as you are done with him?

• Vet: Sure.

(The woman goes home. As she enters her home, she hears her phone ringing. She answers the phone)

• Woman: Hello!

• Vet: Ms. Diana?

• Woman: Yes.

• Vet: Get out of house immediately and call the police!

• Woman: What’s the matter, doc?

• Vet: Just get out of the house immediately. Then call the police.

Eg. Imagine that you have the opportunity to interview a sports person who has received the Arjuna Award. Prepare 10 question to interview her/him. Make an appropriate introduction and conclusion.

അർജുന അവാർഡ് ലഭിച്ച ഒരു കായിക താരവുമായി അഭിമുഖം നടത്താൻ നിങ്ങൾക്ക് അവസരമുണ്ടെന്ന് സങ്കൽപ്പിക്കുക. അഭിമുഖത്തിനായി 10 ചോദ്യങ്ങൾ തയ്യാറാക്കുക. ഉചിതമായ മുഖവുരയും ഉപസംഹാരവും നടത്തുക.

Good Morning, Viewers. Today we have sportive, dynamic personality, Mr. Abhinav Bindra, who won India's Olympic gold medal in the shooting event in 2008.

Interviewer: Abhinav, it is a privilege for us to be able to interview you.

Interviewer: In a country where you did not have any example of an individual winning the Olympic gold medal in shooting, what inspired you to pursue an Olympic medal in a rather unconventional sport?

Interviewer: How and when did you take up shooting, and what made you such a perfectionist?

Interviewer : How do you plan to use your popularity to inspire the youth to excel in different sports?

interviewer : Would you say Athens 2004 was the low point in your life?

interviewer : Sports, in India, is not a career option for most people. Very few dare to take specialized sports training leaving behind traditional studies. If given all the powers what changes would you bring to the sports governance in India?

interviewer : In what ways did your life change in India after winning the Olympic gold?

Interviewer: Please tell us about the role of your parents in your success.

Interviewer: Do you have any heroes and role models that you look up to, outside your family and outside your sport?

Interviewer: Finally, what would you say to Indian athletes, particularly shooters, looking up to you?

Task: Assume that you are Mr. Abhinav Bindra and and write your responses to the interviewer’s questions.

.നിങ്ങൾ മിസ്റ്റർ അഭിനവ് ബിന്ദ്രയാണെന്ന് കരുതുക, അഭിമുഖം നടത്തുന്നയാളുടെ ചോദ്യങ്ങൾക്ക് നിങ്ങളുടെ പ്രതികരണങ്ങൾ എഴുതുക.

