Two People and Communication
I’ve been looking at a paper called “Grounding and Communication” by Herbert Clark. I don’t know if I’ve been reading a bit too much…
It takes two people working together to play a duet, shake hands, play chess, waltz, teach, or make love. To succeed, the two of them have to coordinate both the content and process of what they are doing. Alan and Barbara, on the piano, must come to play the same Mozart duet. This is coordination of content. They must also synchronize their entrances and exits, coordinate how loudly to play forte and pianissimo, and otherwise adjust to each other’s tempo and dynamics.
I hope I’m not the only one that finds that slightly amusing! I’m so sorry! What a pointless post…
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