SFB 673: Alignment in Communication

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The notion of interactive alignment presents a new, innovative alternative to more established theories of human communication. The approach emphasises the role of automaticity and routinisation in bringing about alignment at various levels of representation within and between interlocutors. Following an overview of the basic ideas of the interactive alignment account, its limitations and its potential as a paradigm for cognitive science are discussed. While certain limitations arise from the fact that the account requires further empirical support and some conceptual clarification, and that the interface of alignment and negotiation in conversation is not very well understood to date, these shortcomings inherently carry some of the scientific potential of the interactive alignment account. Hence, in subsequence, the scientific prospects are outlined.