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Plans and situated actions: the problem of human-machine communication

Lucy Suchman
- 15 Dec 1987 - 
- Vol. 103, Iss: 3, pp 424
TLDR
This paper presents a meta-modelling architecture for human-machine communication that automates the very labor-intensive and therefore time-heavy and therefore expensive and expensive process of designing and implementing communication systems.
Abstract
Preface Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Interactive artefacts 3. Plans 4. Situated actions 5. Communicative resources 6. Case and methods 7. Human-machine communication 8. Conclusion References Indices.

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The impact of language socialization on grammatical development

TL;DR: Garrett and Baquedano-Lopez as mentioned in this paper focus on the role of language socialization in the acquisition of grammatical competence in young children, and propose a socialization enriched model for children's grammatical development.
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Understanding Computers and Cognition: A New Foundation for Design

TL;DR: It is argued that what AI needs is not so much a hermeneutic approach as a better appreciation of biology and psychology.
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Situations and Attitudes

Jon Barwise, +1 more
TL;DR: Barwise and Perry as discussed by the authors tackle the slippery subject of "meaning, " a subject that has long vexed linguists, language philosophers, and logicians, and they tackle it in this book.
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Situations and Attitudes.

TL;DR: Barwise and Perry as discussed by the authors tackle the slippery subject of ''meaning, '' a subject that has long vexed linguists, language philosophers, and logicians, and they tackle it in this book.