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The role of action in verbal communication and shared reality

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 June 2013

Gerald Echterhoff
Gerald Echterhoff*
Affiliation:
Social Psychology Group, Department of Psychology, University of Münster, D-48149 Münster, Germany. g.echterhoff@uni-muenster.de http://geraldechterhoff.com
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Abstract

In examining the utility of the action view advanced in the Pickering & Garrod (P&G) target article, I first consider its contribution to the analysis of language vis-à-vis earlier language-as-action approaches. Second, I assess the relation between coordinated joint action, which serves as a blueprint for dialogue coordination, and the experience of shared reality, a key concomitant and product of interpersonal communication.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 36 , Issue 4 , August 2013 , pp. 354 - 355
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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