Integrating shared and individual realities in communication

A model of emergent aspects of common ground in interactive situations

Bibliographic Data

ID24228461
AuthorsElke Diedrichsen (0009-0006-4187-0303, Technological University Dublin)
Year2026
Pages44-73
Publication date2026-07-30
Open AccessYes
TypeCHAPTER
VenuePragmatics & Beyond New Series (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherJohn Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1075/pbns.356.02die
OpenAlexW7171842809
ISBN9789027237637
LanguageEN
References cited33

It is widely assumed that in communicative interactions, participants formulate utterances based on a backdrop of shared knowledge, including information provided by the situation of interaction. This view clashes with the reality of the individual mindsets, and the notion of egocentrism that has been found to be a significant factor in everyday interaction. Taking into account that approaches to a shared situation may differ and need to be converged, I will argue in this chapter that the interactive situation is an achievement of the ongoing interaction itself, and it is therefore emergent common ground. This is demonstrated by analyses of two original interactions from digital media, where situations are established independently of shared circumstances, from previous knowledge and available affordances.

affordances · common knowledge · communicative interaction · self-centeredness · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Linguistics and Discourse Analysis · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation

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