Ko-Konstruktion erkennen und verstehen – eine Analyse verschiedener Ko-Konstruktionstechniken in der Unterstützten Kommunikation

The collaborative construction of one utterance by 2 partners (so called co-construction) is an essential communicative strategy for people with complex communication needs. A detailed analysis shows that there are several patterns of co-construction differing in form and function. 2 frequently occurring patterns are repair strategies to ensure understanding and hint und guess-sequences. Initiating a repair the interaction partner shows that she needs another information to fully understand an utterance. This information is given by the person using AAC. Using Hint und Guess-strategy the interaction partner makes guesses that are based on the given information and knowledge of context. The guesses have to be confirmed or denied by the person using AAC.