How on Earth Do People Understand Each Other in Everyday Conversation?
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common ground / communication / grounding / miscommunication
How on Earth Do People Understand Each Other in Everyday Conversation?
Recently a student approached me after I gave a lecture on 'Interpersonal Communication' and asked a question about the course's textbook. I answered his question and we spoke for a while about this book. Yet, at a certain moment we realized he was talking about a Marketing textbook, whereas I was referring to the Communication textbook assigned for my course. It turned out that he was about to attend the next lecture, he had never... / more