This book blends cognitive and social psychological perspectives on language use in a broad yet rigorous manner that will illuminate the area for researchers and students alike. For cognitive & social psychologists, (psycho)linguists, and communication.

Contents: Part I:Introduction and Background.S.R. Fussell, R.J. Kreuz, Social and Cognitive Approaches to Interpersonal Communication: Introduction and Overview. R.W. Gibbs, Jr., The Varieties of Intentions in Interpersonal Communication. N. Schwarz, Communication in Standardized Research Situations: A Gricean Perspective. Part II:Indirect Speech Acts and Figurative Language.T. Holtgraves, Interpersonal Foundations of Conversational Indirectness. R.J. Kreuz, M.A. Kassler, L. Coppenrath, The Use of Exaggeration in Discourse: Cognitive and Social Facets. S.R. Fussell, M.M. Moss, Figurative Language in Emotional Communication. Part III:Perspective-Taking and Conversational Collaboration.M.F. Schober, Different Kinds of Conversational Perspective-Taking. B. Keysar, Language Users as Problem Solvers: Just What Ambiguity Problem Do They Solve? S.E. Brennan, The Grounding Problem in Conversations With and Through Computers. Part IV:Cognition, Language, and Social Interaction.G.R. Semin, Cognition, Language, and Communication. C-Y. Chiu, R.M. Krauss, I.Y-M. Lau, Some Cognitive Consequences of Communication.