Apes in conversation: The role of the human interlocutor

Pedersen, Janni

doi:10.1016/j.langcom.2016.07.009

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“…The analysis of sequential implicativeness, as elaborated by CA (see below)—and in contrast to the probabilistic calculation of antecedent/consequent turns—might allow for a characterization in terms of cooperation. Pedersen (2016) inspired by Sacks’ work, claims that such phenomena are clearly visible in interactions with bonobos.…”

Section: Turn‐taking In Animals: An Investigation On the Origins Of L...mentioning

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Why study turn‐taking sequences in interspecies interactions?

Mondémé

2021

J Theory Soc Behav

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The "turn-taking" system, a notion referring to the dynamics of verbal exchanges in face-to-face interaction, is often presented as the hallmark of human language (Levinson, 2016). However, recent works have investigated turn-taking mechanisms in several nonhuman taxa, thus referring to the moment-by-moment coordinated alternation of actions or vocalizations, for instance in primates or birds. These findings have been interpreted as evidence of elementary forms of sequence organization in the animal world, and therefore as evidences of an evolutionary pathway, leading from very rough forms of signal alternation, to the complex multimodal and conversational turn-taking system used by humans. This article first reviews and discusses these findings.It then makes the case for going beyond the study of uniquely intra-specific forms of communication and interaction. It argues that considering interspecies interaction is of interest for social sciences in general, and linguistics scholarship in particular, at least in two respects. First, on an empirical level, to investigate a widespread phenomenon, namely ordinary human-animal interactions, as it occurs mostly in domestic settings -a topic that has been relatively neglected in the study of social interaction so far (for a range of reasons that we shall touch on). Secondly, on a more speculative level, it assumes that ordinary interspecies interactions, especially as they unfold with domestic pets or wild animals in natural settings (vs. in experimental settings), are a valuable locus to explore rudimentary forms of sequence organization, that are neither governed by linguistic and cultural norms, nor entirely the product of stereotypical species-related behavioral patterns. We posit that fundamental principles of sociality are to be found in the contextual adjustments of multimodal actions and in the emergence of meaning in interspecies interactions.

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confidence: 99%

Why study turn‐taking sequences in interspecies interactions?

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2021

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Typology of pragmatic implications from the point of view of interaction between pragmatics and semantics

Kiklewicz

2022

Russian Journal of Linguistics

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The subject matter of the study is communicative implications as one of the forms of implementation of speech acts. The starting point is the well-known theory of H. P. Grice, in which pragmatic implications are based on the principle of cooperation. The author shows the limitations of Grices theory, which presents the communicative conditions of implications, but does not present the communicative consequences. As an alternative, the author proposes the concept of pragmatic implications, taking into account the premises and consequences of indirect speech acts. Considering implication as a two-place relation between antecedent and consequent, the author identifies three types of implications that differ in the type of information in the antecedent and consequent parts: 1) semantic antecedent pragmatic consequent; 2) pragmatic antecedent pragmatic consequent; 3) pragmatic antecedent semantic consequent. This approach makes it possible to present indirect communication to the fullest extent, and also to explain many communicative phenomena in terms of the interaction between semantics and pragmatics. Implications are interpreted as the result of mental processing of conditionally categorical syllogisms, in which the first premise is an element of the cultural worldview. Thus, the author shows the relative nature of the opposition of conventional and communicative implications. The article uses the material of the modern Russian language, borrowed from various sources: journalism, fiction, the Internet, urban folklore and colloquial speech. The leading research method was pragmatic, namely, illocutionary, analysis with elements of discourse content analysis.

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Apes in conversation: The role of the human interlocutor

Cited by 2 publications

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Why study turn‐taking sequences in interspecies interactions?

Why study turn‐taking sequences in interspecies interactions?

Typology of pragmatic implications from the point of view of interaction between pragmatics and semantics

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