Dynamic Coherence in the Dialogue of Subjects

As the subjects to create and construct coherence in discourses, human beings should become the focus of coherence study. This paper points out the linguistic philosophical nature of discourse coherence and discusses the existence, dynamicity, and plasticity of dialogicity among subjects in coherence based on Bakhtin’s Theory of Dialogue. We demonstrate the construction of coherence on the basis of intentional space, which consists of theme, subject, and the whole context (or TSW structure). This paper analyzes two poems, one a Chinese poem and the other an English poem, as examples to verify the existence, dynamicity, and plasticity of dialogicity among subjects in the coherence space construction process. We also apply the TSW structure to the analysis of these two poems. This study provides discourse subjects with helpful tips and enhances comprehension of the discourse.