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CRESPO, Nina  e  MANGHI, Dominique. Cognitive and intersubjective properties of oral comprehension: Possible elements for a model. Rev. signos [online]. 2005, vol.38, n.59, pp.269-285. ISSN 0718-0934.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0718-09342005000300001.

In psycholinguistic and pragmatic models, the description of the comprehension phenomena seems to have dealt with orality-specific, dialogicc features inaccurately. Thus, the aim of this paper is to outline -from a pragmatic/cognitive perspective- the main elements that constitute a model of oral comprehension, focusing on the properties of a 'face-to-face' speaking mode. Four elements have been considered: a central (psycho-social) mechanism, the different types of information (linguistic, paralinguistic and extralinguistic, both intentional and non-intentional), the psychological processes, and the levels of representation. Finally, two other important features characterize oral comprehension: the weight of para and extra linguistic information and the dynamics of the interlocutors interaction. These features compel the addressee to hypothesize about the interlocutor's mental states by both collaborating with the construction of a shared meaning and specifying the non linguistic meanings with the linguistic message clues.

Palavras-chave : Oral comprehension; shared meaning; non linguistic information.