Abstract David Gibson’s (2008) examination of research on conversational interaction highlighted methodological and theoretical gaps in current understanding – particularly around the localized construction reproduction social structures. This paper extends extant formal models used by group process researchers to explain how exogenous status structures shape local incorporating insights from q...

How human language evolved remains one of the most intriguing questions in science, and different approaches have been used to tackle this question. A recent hypothesis, Interaction Engine Hypothesis, postulates that was made possible through special capacity for social interaction involving cognitive skills (e.g., joint attention, common ground) specific characteristics such as face-to-face in...