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Verbal Interaction

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Verbal interaction refers to the communicative exchange between two or more participants through spoken or, in broader linguistic usage, written language, in which participants produce and interpret linguistic expressions in relation to one another [1][2]. It involves the sequential organization of communicative contributions, including turns at talk, responses, questions, answers, and other forms of action accomplished through language. In conversation analysis, verbal interaction is examined through the organization of turn-taking, adjacency pairs, and sequential relationships between utterances, with attention to how participants establish and maintain mutual understanding [1]. Verbal interaction is distinguished from the production of isolated linguistic expressions by its relational and sequential character, in which the interpretation and function of an utterance depend partly on its interactional context and its relationship to other participants’ contributions [2].

conversation analysis turn-taking verbal communication interactional linguistics
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  1. Harvey Sacks; Emanuel A. Schegloff; Gail Jefferson; A simplest systematics for the organization of turn-taking for conversation. Language 1974, 50, 696-735. [CrossRef]
  2. Jack Sidnell. Conversation Analysis; Oxford University Press (OUP): Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, 2016. [CrossRef]
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