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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      February 2021
      January 2021
      ISBN:
      9781108610728
      9781108473613
      9781108461931
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108610728
      Dimensions:
      (160 x 235 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.58kg, 302 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (150 x 230 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.44kg, 302 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Psycholinguistics and Neurolinguistics, Psychology, Cognition, Language and Linguistics
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    Book description

    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.

    Reviews

    ‘What could be easier than having a conversation with another person? But behind this apparent ease hides a complex world of cognitive and social mechanisms. Presenting state-of-the-art research, Pickering and Garrod give the reader a guided tour of the science of dialogue, explaining convincingly why dialogue is humankind's most remarkable achievement. This book is a milestone in our understanding of dialogue that will influence the field for decades.'

    Robert Hartsuiker - Professor of Psychology, Ghent University

    ‘This book is both timely and important. The consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic have changed conditions for communication in multiple ways, from interactions behind face masks to dialogues via Skype and Zoom.'

    Peter Hagoort - Neurobiology of Language Department, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics

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