noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
General term for a spoken exchange or discussion, often in a somewhat formal or structured setting.
両首脳は長時間にわたって談話した。
The two leaders talked for a long time.
談話の中で、彼は今後の方針を明らかにした。
In his remarks, he clarified the future policy.
noun
informal remarks; off-the-cuff comment
Often used for a casual statement or comment made to the press, or an informal expression of opinion.
大臣の談話が新聞に載った。
The minister's informal remarks appeared in the newspaper.
noun
Technical term in linguistics for a unit of language longer than a sentence.
この研究では、談話分析の手法を用いた。
This study used methods of discourse analysis.