ABSTRACT

This special issue investigates early responses—responsive actions that (start to) unfold while the production of the responded-to turn and action is still under way. Although timing in human conduct has gained intense interest in research, the early production of responsive actions has so far largely remained unexplored. But what makes early responses possible? What do such responses tell us about the complex interplay between syntax, prosody, and embodied conduct? And what sorts of actions do participants accomplish by means of such early responses? By addressing these questions, the special issue seeks to offer new advances in the systematic analysis of temporal organization in interaction, contributing to broader discussions in the language and cognitive sciences as to the social coordination of human conduct. In this introductory article, we discuss the role of temporality and sequentiality in social interaction, specifically focusing on projective and anticipatory mechanisms and the interplay between multiple semiotic resources, which are crucial for making early responses possible.

摘要

本期专刊探讨了早期的响应-响应动作（开始）在响应转向的产生和动作仍在进行中展开。尽管人们对时机的选择已经引起了广泛的研究兴趣，但到目前为止，仍未开发出响应动作的早期产生。但是什么使早期反应成为可能？对于句法，韵律和具体行为之间的复杂相互作用，这样的回答告诉我们什么？参与者通过这种早期反应可以完成哪些动作？通过解决这些问题，本期特刊旨在在系统地分析交互作用中的时态组织方面提供新的进展，从而促进语言和认知科学领域对人类行为的社会协调的广泛讨论。在这篇介绍性文章中，