Arguing that mutualities of language, culture and some interpersonal information are prerequisite for effective communication, Mutualities in Dialogue examines mutualities in face-to-face interaction, including asymmetrical and non-cooperative interaction and communication with speech-impaired partners.

1. Commonality, mutuality, reciprocity: a conceptual introduction C. F. Graumann; Part I. Mutualities in Preverbal and Nonverbal Communication: 2. Mutuality and dialogue in non-human primate communication D. W. Ploog; 3. Origins of reciprocity and mutuality in prelinguistic parent-infant 'dialogues' M. Papousek; 4. Congruence, contagion, and motor mimicry: mutualities in nonverbal exchange H. G. Wallbott; Part II. Establishing and Maintinaing Mutuality: 5. Mutual inferencing in conversation J. J. Gumperz; 6. Coordination of perspective in dialogue: intrapersonal and interpersonal processes R. M. Krauss. S. R. Fussell and Y. Chen; Part III. Problems of Mutuality and Understanding: 7. On mutual understanding and agreement in dialogues K. Foppa; 8. Troubles with mutualities: toward a dialogical theory of misunderstanding and miscommunication P. Linell; Part IV. Dialogues with Speech-Impaired Partners: 9. Mother-child dialogues: a comparison of preschool children with and without specific language impairment H. Grimm; 10. Complementarity in the construction of a problematic utterance in conversation S. Collins and I. Markova; 11. The communicative act: an epilogue to mutualities in dialogue R. Farr and R. Rommetveit.