Intersubjectivity and other grounds for action-coordination in an environment of restricted interaction: Coordinating with oncoming traffic when passing an obstacle

Abstract

externalization' and 'body glosses' (Goffman, 1971, 11-12). In a study on crossing a crowded intersection, Liberman (2013, ch.q I thank Elwys De Stefani, Henrike Helmer and an anonymous reviewer for valuable comments on a prior version of this paper.

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