Locating meaning in interaction, not in the brain
Behavioral and Brain Sciences 22 (2):304-305 (1999)
Abstract
Pulvermüller's attempt to link language with brain activity appears to depend on the assumption that words have context-independent meanings. An examination of everyday talk contradicts this assumption. The meaning that speakers convey depends not only on word content, but also, and importantly, on the location of a “word” in an ongoing sequence of turns in talk.DOI
10.1017/s0140525x99481828
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