
Mutualities in Dialogue
Cambridge University Press
Published on 14. December 1995
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-0-521-49595-0 (ISBN)
Description
Dialogue has developed from more primitive forms of social communication in the course of evolution. In Mutualities in Dialogue, 'dialogue' refers to face-to-face interaction between two or more individuals using a system of signs. It asks the question, 'what is it that we share in the course of a dialogue?', arguing that mutualities of language, culture and some interpersonal information are prerequisite for effective communication. Even in instances of noncooperation or of asymmetrical dialogue - such as attempts to persuade, manipulate or blame - elementary commonalities must be present. Mutualities in Dialogue focuses on the dyad rather than the interacting individuals. It includes chapters on mutualities in preverbal and nonverbal communication, establishing and maintaining mutuality, problems of mutuality and understanding, and dialogues with speech-impaired partners.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
12 Tables, unspecified; 1 Halftones, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
647 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-49595-0 (9780521495950)
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Editor
University of Stirling
Ruprecht-Karls-Universitaet Heidelberg, Germany
Unitobler, Switzerland
Content
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.