title: The role of action in verbal communication and shared reality.
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.
authors.affiliation: Social Psychology Group, Department of Psychology, University of Münster, D-48149 Münster, Germany. g.echterhoff@uni-muenster.de
authors.forename: Gerald
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Echterhoff
mesh_terms: D032882:Comprehension / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D013060:Speech / Q000502:physiology*; D013067:Speech Perception / Q000502:physiology*