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Area of Science:

  • Language and Cognitive Sciences
  • Pragmatics
  • Nonverbal Communication

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  • Everyday conversation utilizes words for speech acts like requesting or informing.
  • Human interaction naturally occurs face-to-face, integrating verbal and visual communication.
  • The multimodal nature of language is gaining recognition in scientific research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the role of facial signals in communicating intentions during conversation.
  • To explore how visual cues impact pragmatic appropriateness in fast-paced interactions.
  • To propose a more inclusive framework for understanding communicative actions beyond traditional speech acts.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of conversational interactions incorporating both verbal and nonverbal cues.
  • Experimental studies examining the contribution of facial signals to intention recognition.
  • Theoretical review of existing frameworks for language and communication.

Main Results:

  • Facial signals significantly contribute to the accurate communication of speaker intentions.
  • Visual cues facilitate pragmatically appropriate responses in dynamic conversational settings.
  • Traditional notions of speech acts are insufficient to capture the multimodal reality of communication.

Conclusions:

  • A modality-neutral concept like "social action" is needed to encompass the full spectrum of communicative behavior.
  • Understanding language requires integrating verbal and nonverbal signals.
  • Facial expressions play a vital role in the efficiency and appropriateness of social interaction.