In this article, we examine methods that participants use to resolve troubles in the realization
of practical courses of action. The concept of recruitment is developed to encompass the …

This article navigates the findings of conversation analysis, interactional linguistics, and
related multimodal studies to summarize what we know about the grammar-body interface. It …

Additional evidence comes from interactions with prelinguistic children; for example, one
year olds can communicate about absent entities or indicate a searched for item, by pointing …

As domestic service robots become more prevalent and act autonomously, conflicts of
interest between humans and robots become more likely. Hereby, the robot shall be able to …

Denna studies övergripande syfte är att åskådliggöra hur social interaktion mellan
förskolepedagoger och barn i vardagliga förskoleaktiviteter genomförs och därigenom också …

The recruitment of assistance constitutes a basic organizational problem for participants in
social interaction. The methods of recruitment that we have identified include embodied …

Silence takes on meaning based on the contexts of its occurrence. This is especially true in
social interactions: consider the difference between silence after" lemme think," and silence …

In the management of cooperation, the fit of a requested action with what the addressee is
presently doing is a pervasively relevant consideration. We present evidence that imperative …

In this study we explore request sequences at an American shoe repair shop. We investigate
the methods through which customers at the shop present objects for repair or alteration …

Our analysis proceeds from the question that if grammar alone is insufficient to identify the
action of an imperative (eg, offering, directing, warning, begging, etc.), how can interlocutors …