Abstract
Drama is a genre in which dialogue is at the heart. It comes closest to real life as far as human interactions are concerned. It is worth analysing dramatic dialogue to get a better understanding of its conformity to natural interactions. One striking feature of natural speech is turn-taking. This study is an analysis of representative dialogue chunks from selected plays of Shakespeare and Oscar Wilde, who belong to different literary eras. The researcher concludes that dialogue in drama becomes more natural with the passage of time. In the plays of both playwrights, the mental state of a speaker allows or disallows turns to others. Situations influence turn-taking and vice versa.
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