Synopsis: This paper outlines a dynamic formalism for modelling interaction. A dynamic formalism models the behaviour potential at each point throughout an interaction, rather than trying to present the possible types of completed interaction structures, as in a synoptic approach. It is thus more concerned with interaction as process, rather than interaction as product. We model an interaction ...

Mobility and ubiquity bring about an increasing engagement in the concept of context. Environmental context such as location or light have been studied for a while, however little research has been done on interactional context – context that evolves in the course of interaction. This paper presents results of an empirical study conducted in order to assess the interactional context. The empiri...

Speaking as part of a conversation is different from reading out aloud. Speech synthesis systems, however, are typically developed using assumptions (at least implicitly) that are more true of the latter than the former situation. We address one particular aspect, which is the assumption that a fully formulated sentence is available for synthesis. We have built a system that does not make this ...

This paper examines the phenomenon of interdisciplinary collaboration to critically appraise the widespread idea that working together requires the integration of knowledge. We build both on the concepts of common ground/grounding and interactional/contributory expertise to analyze in two case studies how common ground evolves in practice. We find that building common ground is a continuous pro...

Mobile phone use in cars is a highly debated issue. Legislation and policy discussions flourish in many countries and coincide with an increased effort in design of new in-car technologies. The studies which influence policy and design decisions use experimental approaches and are based on a cognitive perspective. In this paper, we discuss why this is a problematic approach. Further, we provide...

Aceptado: 05/12/2013 The objective of this study is to show how conversation analysis, a sociological discipline, approaches the study of social institutions. Social institutions are conceived as the crystallization of members’ communicative, interactional practices. Two institutional domains—psychiatric interviews and broadcast news interviews —and a specific interactional practice—‘formulatio...

Interactions provide opportunities for coordination that can be enacted via gestures. Interactions in a sports setting (in our case indoor cycling classes) provide opportunities and demands for coordination that go beyond typical face-to-face interaction. In this paper, we investigate how a trainer motivates the trainees and with a focus on the methods that are applied. The approach presented h...