Uni Tübingen

Perspectives in Common Ground

Workshop description

In this workshop we aim to take a broader look at the various perspectives on the concept of perspective as it applies to the Common Ground. Do we need to have a separate tally kept with the CG of what or whose perspective is being adopted when proposed updates are delivered? Do examples such as ‘Mary called Bill a Republican, and then he insulted her.’ demonstrate that CG must include information about areas where there is apparently no CG, but it is shared information about what the differences in CG of the dialogue partners is? We will discuss questions like this one between CRC members and invited speakers who are interested in issues related to perspective. The aim is to find CG and space for fruitful exchange and cooperation.

Preliminary Program

Wednesday, 10 December
20:00Warming up at Neckarmüller
Thursday, 11 December, Wilhelmstraße 50, Room 027
09:00Welcome 
09:15

Craige Roberts (Ohio State University)

Doxastic perspective in dynamic pragmatics
10:15

Paula Menendez & Ilaria

Frana (Project B2)

Perspective taking with the Romance conditional

marker

10:45

Coffee break

 
11:15Project B4tba
 

Malte Rosemeyer (FU Berlin) & Sol

Sansiñena Pascual (KU Leuven)

tba
12:45

Lunch break

tba
14:15

Stefan Hinterwimmer (University of Hamburg)

tba
15:15Project B6tba
15:45

Coffee break

 
16:15

Florian Schwarz (University of Pennsylvania)

tba
17:15Project A3tba
19:00

Dinner at Forelle

 
Friday, 12 December, Wilhelmstraße 50, Room 027
09:30

Emar Maier (University of Groningen)

Telling inner stories: On the representation of

thought and perception in fiction

10:30Project C5tba
11:00Coffee break 
11:30

Jennifer Hüge (Project B1)

Shifting perspectives in Free Indirect Discourse –

Experimental investigation of German discourse

particles „ja“ and „doch“

12:00

Elsi Kaiser (University of Southern California)

tba
13:00Closing remarks & farewell