The performance of 32 undergraduates (aged 17-27 years) on a map task show that interactive style influences choices of forms of introduction. Assumptions about shared knowledge and prior task experience also influenced choices. (Contains 30 references.) (JA)

Analysis of a large corpus (80 pairs of speakers) of 7-12 year olds suggests that 2 principles underlie the development of dialogue coordination skills. The seven to eight year olds establish a limited common dialogue lexicon, whereas older speakers show evidence of deep coordination processes aimed at establishing mutual intelligibility of a…