What is dialogism ?
Correct answer: D. All of the above.
- A. A term used to describe how texts include a variety of styles
- B. A term used to explain the use of multiple points of view in literature
- C. A term that explains resistance to a monolithic text
- D. All of the above.
Explanation
Bakhtinian dialogism resists a single authoritative voice by allowing varied styles, perspectives, and competing meanings to interact within a text. Each of the first three options describes one aspect of this resistance to monologic writing.
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