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July 26, 2026Human StudiesOpen Access

When Following Should Begin: The Intelligibility of Embodied Instruction as a Unit of Action

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TKTomone KOMIYANINatsuho IwataANAtsushi NAKAGAWA

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Overview

Conversation analysis reveals instructional actions organized distinctively in Japanese interactions, highlighting multiple temporalities.

Key Points

  • This research examines how embodied instructions and actions function as cohesive action sequences in Japanese contexts.
  • Analyzed a large corpus of naturally occurring Japanese interactions.
  • Identified recurrent patterns of instruction sequences involving verbal and bodily components.
  • Utilized conversation analysis to explore the interrelation of multiple temporalities.
  • Participants consistently paired verbal and bodily actions in instruction articulation units.
  • Recipients recognized instructions as coherent actions, influencing timing and response independently of standard turn-taking.
  • Turn-constructional units were effectively used to create coherence within and across multiple instruction sequences.

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KOMIYA et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a65a306d3aea3239cd7657chttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10746-026-09847-z
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