The Routledge handbook of language and dialogue. A handbook of the key issues in the field

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. Review "Eminent linguist Edda Weigand has assembled an inspiring collection of essays written by leading scholars in the field. The opening set of chapters cogently examines the evolution and pivotal junctures in our thinking about language over the past century. This lays solid groundwork for the reader to more fully grasp and appreciate the cutting-edge explorations of language as dialogue that follow in the next two parts. The array of contemporary holistic approaches to theorizing and modeling dialogue take stock of multiple factors – including environment, perception, emotions, subjectivity, social rules and cultural norms – that shape communication and meaning-making practices in real-life dialogue. This opens exciting possibilities for collaborative, interdisciplinary investigations into what it is to be human. This book will undoubtedly become essential reading for linguists, and its far-reaching insights will be of interest to anthropologists, philosophers of mind, and cognitive scientists." ―Trevor H J Marchand, SOAS University of London, UK "This handbook provides a superb overview of the whole history of linguistics, a history that leads us, in the end, to embrace a dialogical conception of language. According to this perspective, language has to be conceived and analyzed as language in use, but also, and maybe especially, as language as dialogue. With its all-star team of authors, Edda Weigand offers the readers a way to understand how this dialogical program can be sustained for the upcoming years." ―François Cooren, Université de Montréal, Canada \*\* "In this handbook prominent linguists present the consecutive trends of modern linguistics and provide a clear, comprehensive and up-to-date survey of the state of the art in modern linguistics. The key concept of ‘language as dialogue’ opens the door to future research in Dialogue Analysis." ―Franz Hundsnurscher, University of Münster, Germany About the Author Edda Weigand is Professor Emeritus of Linguistics at the University of Münster, Germany. She is Honorary President and Founding Vice-President of the International Association for Dialogue Analysis (IADA, Bologna) and has been elected Assistant Secretary-General to the Committee of UNESCO’s Fédération Internationale des Langues et Littératures Modernes. She is chief editor of the journal Language and Dialogue and the Dialogue Studies series. 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 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 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 This 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 book 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 handbook 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 This title provides a 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 describes 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