Pragmatic Perspective...Week 3 Post 2

Pragmatic Perspective...Week 3 Post 2 The Pragmatic perspective is one in which the authors characterize as independent behaviors that become patterned over time (pg 32). This suggests that patterns are developed between people as conversation continues and builds. In the chapter the pragmatic perspective is resembled to that of a game. I do see some characteristics with it that resemble a game in which people "rally" information and opinions back and forth and each individual makes certain decisions on where the conversation is going and in that sense they do become interdependent. At the same time I don't see it very much like a game for the fact being that in communication there is no real "winner" which is the goal of a game. The chapter does mention payoffs but I feel that a payoff is not the same as an ultimate win, which I feel is what players of a game really strive for.