Interlocutor (linguistics)

This article is about a person involved in a conversation. For a grammatical case which identifies the person being addressed, see Vocative case.
For other uses, see Interlocutor (disambiguation).

In linguistics, discourse analysis, and related fields, an interlocutor is a person involved in a conversation or dialogue. Two or more people speaking to one another are each other's interlocutors. The terms conversation partner, hearer, or addressee are often used interchangeably with interlocutor.

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