Intentionality and Joint Attention in Multimodal Interaction
(D01)
Subject Area
General and Comparative Linguistics, Experimental Linguistics, Typology, Non-European Languages
Term
from 2020 to 2024
Project identifier
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 416228727
The project studies how intentionality and joint attention are indicated by verbal, gestural, and other bodily markers. In WPs 1 and 3, we create a typology of these markers. WP2 tests the correlation of eye gaze with categories of intentionality on different levels of abstraction and complexity. A pilot study for such markers and different levels in human-machine interaction is conducted (WP4). WP5 sets the grounds for their formal description and further implementation in application scenarios. To achieve these goals, the project combines empirical and experimental studies with methods and concepts from empirical gesture studies, linguistics, semiotics, and intentional logic.
DFG Programme
Collaborative Research Centres
