Read more
Psychologists and linguists examine the role of mutualities (e.g. of culture) in effective communication.
List of contents
1. Commonality, mutuality, reciprocity: a conceptual introduction C. F. Graumann; Part I. Mutualities in Preverbal and Nonverbal Communication: 2. Mutuality and dialogue in non-human primate communication D. W. Ploog; 3. Origins of reciprocity and mutuality in prelinguistic parent-infant 'dialogues' M. Papousek; 4. Congruence, contagion, and motor mimicry: mutualities in nonverbal exchange H. G. Wallbott; Part II. Establishing and Maintinaing Mutuality: 5. Mutual inferencing in conversation J. J. Gumperz; 6. Coordination of perspective in dialogue: intrapersonal and interpersonal processes R. M. Krauss. S. R. Fussell and Y. Chen; Part III. Problems of Mutuality and Understanding: 7. On mutual understanding and agreement in dialogues K. Foppa; 8. Troubles with mutualities: toward a dialogical theory of misunderstanding and miscommunication P. Linell; Part IV. Dialogues with Speech-Impaired Partners: 9. Mother-child dialogues: a comparison of preschool children with and without specific language impairment H. Grimm; 10. Complementarity in the construction of a problematic utterance in conversation S. Collins and I. Markova; 11. The communicative act: an epilogue to mutualities in dialogue R. Farr and R. Rommetveit.
Summary
Arguing that mutualities of language, culture and some interpersonal information are prerequisite for effective communication, Mutualities in Dialogue examines mutualities in face-to-face interaction, including asymmetrical and noncooperative interaction and communication with speech-impaired partners.
