Individual differences in discourse management
Every utterance in discourse we produce arises from the interaction of numerous cognitive functions, such as semantic memory, where we store the meanings of words, executive function and working memory as required for maintenance of a discourse goal, and social cognitive abilities, such as mind-read...
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| author | Derya Çokal Jason Bishop Jacopo Torregrossa Clare Patterson Martine Grice Simon Wehrle Maria Lialiou Sophie Repp Heiko Seeliger Sonja Eisenbeiß Klaus von Heusinger Kai Vogeley Petra B. Schumacher |
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| description | Every utterance in discourse we produce arises from the interaction of numerous cognitive functions, such as semantic memory, where we store the meanings of words, executive function and working memory as required for maintenance of a discourse goal, and social cognitive abilities, such as mind-reading capacity as required for tuning what we say to what others know or believe. In this way, a single utterance potentially integrates very different cognitive capacities into a basic discourse processing unit. This suggests that discourse processing and management is a very rich phenomenon that requires a multidimensional approach. We propose that a model of discourse management is comprised of three primary components that interact synergistically: (i) dynamicity, (ii) predictability, and (iii) meta-representationality. Cognitive functions play a pivotal role in the underlying processes, contributing to the development and unfolding of discourse. Understanding the correspondence between individual differences in discourse management (i.e., discourse perception and production) and cognitive functions can shed light on the intricate relationship between language and cognition in discourse management, as well as the appropriate psychometric measures to address this complex interaction. This narrative review presents aspects of discourse management, psychometric measures to comprehensively address these aspects. We close with a discussion of challenges and open questions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d9a236f86f1242b9a35c9dc14a67433b2025-02-07T05:10:35ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Communication2297-900X2025-02-011010.3389/fcomm.2025.14484631448463Individual differences in discourse managementDerya Çokal0Jason Bishop1Jacopo Torregrossa2Clare Patterson3Martine Grice4Simon Wehrle5Maria Lialiou6Sophie Repp7Heiko Seeliger8Sonja Eisenbeiß9Klaus von Heusinger10Kai Vogeley11Petra B. Schumacher12University of Cologne, Cologne, GermanyThe City University of New York, New York, NY, United StatesGoethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, GermanyUniversity of Cologne, Cologne, GermanyUniversity of Cologne, Cologne, GermanyUniversity of Cologne, Cologne, GermanyUniversity of Cologne, Cologne, GermanyUniversity of Cologne, Cologne, GermanyUniversity of Cologne, Cologne, GermanyUniversity of Cologne, Cologne, GermanyUniversity of Cologne, Cologne, GermanyUniversity of Cologne, Cologne, GermanyUniversity of Cologne, Cologne, GermanyEvery utterance in discourse we produce arises from the interaction of numerous cognitive functions, such as semantic memory, where we store the meanings of words, executive function and working memory as required for maintenance of a discourse goal, and social cognitive abilities, such as mind-reading capacity as required for tuning what we say to what others know or believe. In this way, a single utterance potentially integrates very different cognitive capacities into a basic discourse processing unit. This suggests that discourse processing and management is a very rich phenomenon that requires a multidimensional approach. We propose that a model of discourse management is comprised of three primary components that interact synergistically: (i) dynamicity, (ii) predictability, and (iii) meta-representationality. Cognitive functions play a pivotal role in the underlying processes, contributing to the development and unfolding of discourse. Understanding the correspondence between individual differences in discourse management (i.e., discourse perception and production) and cognitive functions can shed light on the intricate relationship between language and cognition in discourse management, as well as the appropriate psychometric measures to address this complex interaction. This narrative review presents aspects of discourse management, psychometric measures to comprehensively address these aspects. We close with a discussion of challenges and open questions.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2025.1448463/fulldiscoursecognitive functionsautismbilingualismindividual differencesprosody |
| spellingShingle | Derya Çokal Jason Bishop Jacopo Torregrossa Clare Patterson Martine Grice Simon Wehrle Maria Lialiou Sophie Repp Heiko Seeliger Sonja Eisenbeiß Klaus von Heusinger Kai Vogeley Petra B. Schumacher Individual differences in discourse management Frontiers in Communication discourse cognitive functions autism bilingualism individual differences prosody |
| title | Individual differences in discourse management |
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| title_short | Individual differences in discourse management |
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| topic | discourse cognitive functions autism bilingualism individual differences prosody |
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