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Intentional strategies that make co-actors more predictable: The case of signaling

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 June 2013

Giovanni Pezzulo  and
Haris Dindo
Giovanni Pezzulo
Affiliation:
Istituto di Linguistica Computazionale “Antonio Zampolli,” CNR, 56124 Pisa, Italy. Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie della Cognizione, CNR, 00185 Roma, Italy. giovanni.pezzulo@istc.cnr.it http://www.istc.cnr.it/people/giovanni-pezzulo
Haris Dindo
Affiliation:
Computer Science Engineering, University of Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy. haris.dindo@unipa.it http://roboticslab.dinfo.unipa.it/index.php/People/HarisDindo
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Abstract

Pickering & Garrod (P&G) explain dialogue dynamics in terms of forward modeling and prediction-by-simulation mechanisms. Their theory dissolves a strict segregation between production and comprehension processes, and it links dialogue to action-based theories of joint action. We propose that the theory can also incorporate intentional strategies that increase communicative success: for example, signaling strategies that help remaining predictable and forming common ground.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 36 , Issue 4 , August 2013 , pp. 371 - 372
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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