Dialogue : the mixed game / / by Edda Weigand.

The 'Mixed Game Model' represents a holistic theory of dialogue which starts from human beings' competence-in-performance and describes how language is integrated in a general theory of human action and behaviour. Human beings are able to adapt to changing conditions and to pursue the...

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Superior document:Dialogue studies ; v. 10
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Year of Publication:2010
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Dialogue studies ; v. 10.
Physical Description:1 online resource (319 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Summary:The 'Mixed Game Model' represents a holistic theory of dialogue which starts from human beings' competence-in-performance and describes how language is integrated in a general theory of human action and behaviour. Human beings are able to adapt to changing conditions and to pursue their interests by the integrated use of various communicative means, mainly verbal, perceptual and cognitive. The core unit is the dialogic action game or 'the mixed game' with human beings at the centre acting and reacting in cultural surroundings. The key to opening up the complex whole is human beings' nature. Th
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1282976893
9786612976896
9027287465
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: by Edda Weigand.