What makes possible the co-creation of meaningful action? In this paper, we go in search of
an answer to this question by combining insights from interactional sociology and enaction …

In a conversation, recognising the speaker's social action (eg, a request) early may help the
potential following speakers understand the intended message quickly, and plan a timely …

The timing of turn taking in conversation is extremely rapid given the cognitive demands on
speakers to comprehend, plan and execute turns in real time. Findings from …

The ability to recognize speech acts (verbal actions) in conversation is critical for everyday
interaction. However, utterances are often underspecified for the speech act they perform …

To achieve successful communication, it is crucial to say clearly what we mean, but, at the
same time, we need to pay attention to the form of our utterances, to avoid …

Abstract Language comprehension involves the recognition of speech acts. The term
speech act refers to what a speaker intends to accomplish when saying something …

The early recognition of fundamental social actions, like questions, is crucial for
understanding the speaker's intended message and planning a timely response in …

This chapter offers a critical survey of experimental work on the comprehension of indirect
requests (IRs). A first issue concerns the processing times of IRs. A crucial finding is that …

In conversation, recognizing social actions (similar to 'speech acts') early is important to
quickly understand the speaker's intended message and to provide a fast response. Fast …

Conversation is a time-pressured environment. Recognising a social action (the 'speech act',
such as a question requesting information) early is crucial in conversation to quickly …