Generating References in Naturalistic Face‐to‐Face and Phone‐Mediated Dialog Settings. (19th August 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Knutsen, Dominique; Ros, Christine; Le Bigot, Ludovic
• Is Part Of: Topics in cognitive science. Volume 8:Number 4(2016:Oct.)
• Page Start: 796
• Page End: 818
• Publication Date: 2016-08-19
• Subjects: Dialog -- Common ground -- Accessibility in memory -- Mediated communication -- Naturalistic experimental settings; Cognitive science -- Periodicals; Cognitive Science -- Periodicals; 153.05
• DOI: 10.1111/tops.12218
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1756-8757

Abstract

Abstract: During dialog, references are presented, accepted, and potentially reused (depending on their accessibility in memory). Two experiments were conducted to examine reuse in a naturalistic setting (a walk in a familiar environment). In Experiment 1, where the participants interacted face to face, self‐presented references and references accepted through verbatim repetition were reused more. Such biases persisted after the end of the interaction. In Experiment 2, where the participants interacted over the phone, reference reuse mainly depended on whether the participant could see the landmarks being referred to, although this bias seemed to be only transient. Consistent with the memory‐based approach to dialog, these results shed light on how differences in accessibility in memory (due to how these references were initially added to the common ground or the media used) affect the unfolding of the interaction. Abstract : The purpose of this study was to take dialogue research outside the laboratory. The dialogic production effect was examined in participants referring to landmarks while taking a walk on their University campus. They interacted either face‐to‐face or over the phone. Just like in laboratory experiments, the participants were subject to a production effect which led them to favour the reuse of initially self‐generated references, but this effect decayed less rapidly in more naturalistic dialogue settings.