1. Investigating linguistic alignment
Maze Game

2. Description Schemes(1)
Figural
Concept: Figure Segmentation
Terminology: “right-turn indicator” “L shape”
Example: “See the middle right-turn indicator. I’m on the end of it ”

3. Description schemes (2)
Path
Concept: Path Network
Example: “bottom right, along two, up one”

4. Description Schemes (3)
Line
Concepts: // Lines or Levels
Terminology: “Row”, “Layer”, “Level”
Example: “Third row two along”

5. Description scheme (4) Matrix Concepts: Co-ordinate System
Terminology: “A, 3”, “Row 2, Column 3”
Example: “I’m row two, column three”.

6. Original Findings Garrod & Anderson (1987)
Pairs of individuals align on unambiguous description schemes
The schemes develop over a period of time to fit the pairs’ needs
Alignment is not controlled by explicit negotiation but rather by output/input co-ordination + interactive repair
Cognition,1987, 27,