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

本期特刊调查了早期反应——在反应转向和行动的产生仍在进行时（开始）展开的反应行动。尽管人类行为的时机已经引起了研究的浓厚兴趣，但迄今为止，响应行为的早期产生在很大程度上仍未得到探索。但什么使早期反应成为可能？关于句法、韵律和具体行为之间复杂的相互作用，这些反应告诉我们什么？参与者通过这种早期反应完成了什么样的行动？通过解决这些问题，本特刊力求在互动中的时间组织的系统分析方面提供新的进展，促进语言和认知科学中关于人类行为的社会协调的更广泛讨论。在这篇介绍性文章中，