Movement synchrony as a topic of empirical social interaction research

Melisa Stevanovic, Tommi Himberg

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapterScientificpeer-review

1 Citation (Scopus)
11 Downloads (Pure)

Abstract

In this chapter, we consider movement synchrony from two different perspectives. On the one hand, we report a small-scale empirical study to test the hypothesis that movement synchrony is a sequential phenomenon, which serves as a demonstration of how conversation analytically informed research on participants’ unconscious tendencies to synchronize their body movements could proceed in practice. On the other hand, we consider movement synchrony through three closely related, yet essentially different, conceptual lenses: conditional relevance, dialogic resonance, and affordance. We suggest that a specific combination of the insights provided by these three conceptual tools would make conversation analytically informed study of movement synchrony both possible and fruitful.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIntersubjectivity in Action. Studies in language and social interaction
EditorsJan Lindström, Ritva Laury, Anssi Peräkylä, Marja-Leena Sorjonen
PublisherJohn Benjamins
Pages329-346
Number of pages18
ISBN (Electronic)9789027259035
ISBN (Print)9789027209405
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021
Publication typeA3 Book chapter

Publication series

NamePragmatics and Beyond New Series
Volume326
ISSN (Print)0922-842X

Keywords

  • Affordance
  • Conditional relevance
  • Dialogic resonance
  • Joint decision-making
  • Movement synchrony

Publication forum classification

  • Publication forum level 2

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Language and Linguistics
  • Linguistics and Language

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Movement synchrony as a topic of empirical social interaction research'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this