Q. Which type of breakdown occurs when participants fail to maintain a shared focus on the topic?

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Q. What contributes to the detection of breakdowns and their rapid repair in normal speech?

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Q. What is one of the challenges posed by electronic communications in terms of breakdown and repair?

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Q. What term is used to describe the process of negotiating the meanings of words and constructing shared interpretations of the world in a conversation?

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Q. How does the process of grounding differ between a book and a conversation?

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Q. What does the term "common ground" refer to in the context of conversation?

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Q. How do participants in a conversation typically handle incomplete common ground?

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Q. What role do back channels play in the process of grounding during a conversation?

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Q. What is the primary aim of grounding in a conversation?

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Q. How do participants frame their utterances in a conversation based on their knowledge of their partner's understanding?

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Q. What is a key developmental step for a child in terms of their understanding of viewpoints?

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Q. How does conversation rely on continuous interaction?

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Q. What is the basic premise of speech act theory?

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Q. Which term refers to the basic acts in speech act theory that involve promises and requests?

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Q. What effect do some speech acts have on a conversation?

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Q. What does a conversation for action (CfA) represent in speech act theory?

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Q. In what circumstances can a silence or unspoken action function as a speech act?

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Q. What is the main idea behind a "conversation for possibilities"?

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Q. What is the role of meta-conversation in a conversation?

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Q. What is one of the criticisms of speech act theory?

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