Format:
1 online resource (xvii, 283 pages)
ISBN:
9781108610728
Content:
Linguistic interaction between two people is the fundamental form of communication, yet almost all research in language use focuses on isolated speakers and listeners. In this innovative work, Garrod and Pickering extend the scope of psycholinguistics beyond individuals by introducing communication as a social activity. Drawing on psychological, linguistic, philosophical and sociological research, they expand their theory that alignment across individuals is the basis of communication, through the model of a 'shared workspace account'. In this workspace, interlocutors are actors who jointly manipulate and control the interaction and develop similar representations of both language and social context, in order to achieve communicative success. The book also explores dialogue within groups, technologies, as well as the role of culture more generally. Providing a new understanding of cognitive representation, this trailblazing work will be highly influential in the fields of linguistics, psychology and cognitive linguistics.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 22 Feb 2021)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781108473613
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781108461931
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781108473613
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1017/9781108610728
