Meaning negotiation in dialogue
Barbara Lewandowska · 1982
For the sake of effective conmmication of man-machine type, what seems necessary is to find means to deal with complex language problems in ways that would guarantee its correct analysis and synthesis.Such problems can be better understood when language is viewed not as a static product of interaction but as a dynamic, meaning producing process in action.The importance of looking at ongoing conmmication in order to achieve a fuller understanding of the numerous linguistic and nonlinguistic devices employed in the process of human communication has been recently emphasized by manyauthors.(Clark and Clark'68, Hallday an~ Hasan "76, Garfinkel "72, Churchill "78) •