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In:Intersubjectivity in Action: Studies in language and social interaction
Edited by Jan Lindström, Ritva Laury, Anssi Peräkylä and Marja-Leena Sorjonen
[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series 326] 2021
► pp. 1–22

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Intersubjectivity in action

An introduction

 | University of Helsinki
 | University of Helsinki
 | University of Helsinki
 | University of Helsinki
Published online: 17 November 2021
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Article outline
  • 1.How language codes and creates intersubjectivity
  • 2.Moving towards shared understanding
  • 3.Bodies and intersubjectivity
  • 4.Evolving intersubjectivity
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
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