The Emergence Machine

Dialogue

physical · Theater · Level 13 · E9

E9Cultures

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Emergence definition

dialogue emerges from sound. It requires theater, speech.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “dialogue” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “dialogue”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
dialogue
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL13L12L11L10L2L1L0DialogueSpeechProductionStagecraftPrincipalTheater… intermediate l…FormInformationLifeProcessActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesAsideL14MonologueL14OperettaL14ScriptL14SoundtrackL14DialogueL13StagecraftL11SpeechL12E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Stagecraft L11 (requires)
    dialogue builds on the concept of stagecraft
  • Speech L12 (requires)
    Dialogue is the verbal exchange between two or more characters in a theatrical work that conveys plot, character, and meaning.

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