Linguistic vs. Non-Linguistic Common Ground (A05)

• Subject Area: General, Cognitive and Mathematical Psychology ; Biological Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience
• Term: since 2025
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 538184825

This project contributes to the cognitive-psychological study of common ground by exploring the architecture of CG and the interactive alignment processes that proceed in conversation partners. It investigates (a) whether linguistic experiences play a particularly significant role in CG, (b) whether CG information is stored in separate areas for each conversation partner, and (c) the role of specific synchronization markers for ongoing alignment processes. By integrating different approaches and methods from cognitive psychology, the project seeks to develop a comprehensive view of CG.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1718: Common Ground: Cognition - Grammar - Communication
• Applicant Institution: Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
• Project Heads: Professorin Dr. Barbara Kaup; Professor Dr. Hartmut Leuthold; Professor Dr. Rolf Ulrich