The Routledge Handbook of Language and Dialogue

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The Routledge Handbook of Language and Dialogue is the first comprehensive overview of the emerging and rapidly growing sub-discipline in linguistics, Language and Dialogue. Edited by one of the top scholars in the field, Edda Weigand, and comprising contributions written by a variety of likewise influential figures, the handbook aims to describe the history of modern linguistics as reasoned progress leading from de Saussure and the simplicity of artificial terms to the complexity of human action and behaviour, which is based on the integration of human abilities such as speaking, thinking, perceiving, and having emotions. The book is divided into three sections: the first focuses on the history of modern linguistics and related disciplines; the second part focuses on the core issues and open debates in the field of Language and Dialogue and introduces the arguments pro and contra certain positions; and the third section focuses on the three components that fundamentally affect language use: human nature, institutions, and culture. This handbook is the ideal resource for those interested in the relationship between Language and Dialogue, and will be of use to students and researchers in Linguistics and related fields such as Discourse Analysis, Cognitive Linguistics, and Communication. Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of Illustrations Figures Tables List of Contributors Preface Turning Points in Linguistics: From Language to Language Use and Dialogue Part 1 The State of the Art To Sum Up References Chapter 1 Pragmatics: From Language as a System of Signs to Language Use 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Twenthieth Century: Structuralism Including Generativism 1.3 Peirce and Formal Semantics 1.4 Pragmatics 1.5 Non-structuralist Linguistics 1.6 The Relationship of Pragmatics to Context 1.7 Post-structuralist Linguistics 1.8 Outlook References Chapter 2 Conversation Analysis 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Origins and History 2.3 Methodology 2.4 Key Notions 2.5 Current and Future Trends: Embodied Conducts in Interaction 2.6 Conclusion Transcription Conventions References Chapter 3 Corpus Linguistics 3.1 Introduction 3.2 (Spoken) Corpora, Corpus Annotation and Corpus Tools 3.3 Corpus Linguistics and Language in Use 3.4 Interactivity in Spoken and Written Discourse 3.5 Corpus Linguistics and Language Variation across Speech and Writing 3.6 Conclusions Note References Chapter 4 Discourse Analysis 4.1 Background 4.2 Towards a ‘Unified Theory’ of Discourse Analysis 4.3 Extending Linguistic Discourse Analysis 4.4 Design 4.5 Conversation (Extended Sense) 4.6 Face-to-Face Verbal Conversations 4.7 Discourse Analysis and Video Games 4.8 Remaining Issues References Chapter 5 From Pragmatics to Dialogue 5.1 Introduction 5.2 The Dialogue Approach 5.3 Current Pragmatic Theories 5.4 Why Do We Need the Dialogue Approach? 5.5 Salience Effect in the Dialogic Sequence 5.6 Conclusion References Chapter 6 Psycholinguistic Approaches 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Traditional Psycholinguistics: Language-as-Product vs. Language-as-Action 6.3 Toward a New Psycholinguistics: Bridging the Traditions 6.4 Conclusion Acknowledgement References Chapter 7 Intersubjectivity in Dialogue 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Intersubjectivity and Alterity 7.3 Alterity, Polyphony, Heteroglossia 7.4 Intersubjectivity and Trust 7.5 Forms of Intersubjectivity: A Developmental Theory 7.6 The “Problem of Other Minds” 7.7 Intersubjectivity as a Property of Interpersonal Interaction 7.8 Intersubjectivity, Self and Internal Dialogue 7.9 Interactivities Are More Basic Than Intersubjectivities 7.10 Intersubjectivity and Subjectivity 7.11 Intersubjectivity and Objectivity 7.12 Conclusion Acknowledgements Notes References Chapter 8 Dialogue and Literature 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Dialogue in Literature 8.3 Literature as Dialogue 8.4 Literary Dialogicality and Communicational Ethics References Chapter 9 Computational Approaches to Dialogue 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Human Computer Dialogue 9.3 Dialogue Manager Organizing Principles 9.4 Issues for Dialogue Systems 9.5 Conclusions Acknowledgements References Chpater 10 From Speech Act Theory to Dialog: Dialog Grammar 10.1 Introduction 10.2 The Traditional Speech Act Theory: Language as a System of Constitutive Rules 10.3 Dialog Grammar 10.4 From Intentions to Interactions: Habermas’ Theory of Communicative Action 10.5 Tying Up Loose Ends: Weigand’s Theory of Dialog References Chapter 11 The Mixed Game Model 11.1 The Issue 11.2 What Constitutes a Theory 11.3 How to Cope with Complexity 11.4 Language as Dialogic Action 11.5 A Dialogic Speech Act Taxonomy 11.6 Minimal versus Complex Games 11.7 Conclusion References Part 2 Theoretical Key Issues and Open Debates Reference Chapter 12 Shifting Concepts of Language: Meeting the Challenge of Modelling Interactive Syntax 12.1 The Point of Departure: Grammar versus Language Processing 12.2 Shifting Perspectives: Problems in Modelling Natural-Language Semantics 12.3 Dynamic Syntax 12.4 Reflections Notes References Chapter 13 The Concept of Language in an Utterance Grammar 13.1 The Issue: Shifts in the Concept of Language 13.2 Grammar and Performance 13.3 Fundamentals of an Utterance Grammar 13.4 The Structure of Meaning 13.5 Dialogic Means of Expression 13.6 Correlation of Meaning and Expression: The Core of Grammar 13.7 Speaking and Perceiving 13.8 Speaking and Thinking 13.9 Conclusion References Chapter 14 The Issue of Theorising: Object-of-Study and Methodology 14.1 Introduction 14.2 Dichotomy of Language 14.3 The Question of the Norm 14.4 Linguistic Methodology: General Questions 14.5 Linguistic Methodology: Language-Oriented Research 14.6 Communication-Oriented Research 14.7 Approaching Communication with Different Tools 14.8 Methodology-Driven Research Compared to Phenomenon-Driven Research 14.9 Conclusion References Chapter 15 Theory and Practice 15.1 Introduction 15.2 Theories of Dialogue 15.3 Applied Linguistics: Dialogue in the Practice of Teaching and Learning 15.4 Examples That Question the IRF 15.5 Conclusion: Applying the Holistic Theory to the Practice Notes References Chapter 16 The Sociobiology of Language 16.1 Introduction 16.2 Mirror Neurons 16.3 The Anatomo-Functional Hypothesis 16.4 Neuroscience Studies on Neural Mirroring and Speech 16.5 Correlation and Causation: TBS and the Simulation Model 16.6 Conversation, Imitation, Empathy, and Embodied Concepts 16.7 The Need for Implicit Control and the Study of Stimulus-Driven, Synchronized Brains 16.8 Future Directions and Concluding Remarks References Part 3 Components of Dialogic Interaction: Human Nature, Institutions and Cultures References Chapter 17 Emotion, Reason and the Human Brain 17.1 Introduction 17.2 Historical Research (Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century) 17.3 Descartes’ Error – Descartes View of the Brain 17.4 Damasio’s Approach (1994) – Emotions and Reason in the Brain 17.5 Language Analysis and Emotions 17.6 The Holistic Model MGM By Edda Weigand 17.7 Conclusions Notes References Chapter 18 Self-interest and Social Concerns 18.1 Introduction 18.2 Mixed Game Theory 18.3 Persuasion 18.4 Argumentation 18.5 Audience References Chapter 19 Language as the Originative House of Dialogic Ethics 19.1 Introduction 19.2 Ethics and Linguistic Inquiry 19.3 Ethics in Dialogue 19.4 Linguistic Contextual Weight as Call of Responsive Action 19.5 Discerning What Matters: Linguistic Weight and Height Note References Chapter 20 Dialogue in Institutions 20.1 Introduction 20.2 Institutional Action Games: Formal and Informal Communication 20.3 The Functions of Institutional Communication 20.4 Institutional Knowledge 20.5 A Theoretical Framework for Institutional Action Games 20.6 The Influence of Culture 20.7 Conclusion References Chapter 21 Dialogue and the Law 21.1 Introduction 21.2 Language and Law 21.3 Complexity 21.4 Position Games 21.5 Consensus Games 21.6 Structured Thinking References Chapter 22 How Culture Affects Language and Dialogue 22.1 The Impact of Culture 22.2 Concepts of Culture, Language and Dialogue 22.3 The Mixed Game Model By Edda Weigand 22.4 Culture Within the MGM 22.5 Conclusions Note References Outlook Towards the Unity of Knowledge References Index