Lexical alignment reduces ambiguity and cognitive costs and is detectable as recurrence in conversational data¶
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q2 i? Linguistic alignment when referencing a specific object reduces ambiguity between speakers and allows conversation to proceed while reducing cognitive costs. → Hayashi 2024
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Hayashi 2024¶
Hayashi, Y. (2024). Modeling Synchronization for Detecting Collaborative Learning Process Using a Pedagogical Conversational Agent: Investigation Using Recurrent Indicators of Gaze, Language, and Facial Expression. International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40593-023-00381-y
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Narrative review attributing this to Brennan and Clark (1996) on lexical alignment and conceptual pacts; the article uses it to justify defining language conformance as a recurrence indicator.
"Linguistic alignment, when referencing a specific object, reduces ambiguity between speakers and allows speakers to proceed with conversation while reducing cognitive costs (Brennan & Clark, 1996)."
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Lexical alignment reduces ambiguity and cognitive costs and is detectable as recurrence in conversational data |
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Lexical alignment reduces ambiguity and cognitive costs and is detectable as recurrence in conversational data |
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