Language processing and dialogue

Patrick Healey (University of London)
Language processing and dialogue

Language is first encountered, acquired and used in interaction. What challenges does language processing in interaction pose for psycholinguistics? We will consider some characteristic features of interaction including turn-taking, interruptions, overlaps, collaborative completions, clarifications and repair. These phenomena are not easily accomodated by conventional psycholinguistic models and methods. Alternative approaches will be explored including experimenting with free dialogue using text-based chat-tool methods.