What does "interactional" mean?

Of, pertaining to, or featuring interaction.

Interactional

Q: What is a synonym for "interactional"?

Common synonyms include: conversational, interacting, interactive, intercommunicational, interrogatory, linguistic.

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Definitions

Adjective

1
Of, pertaining to, or featuring interaction.
"The interactional function of pragmatic markers can be associated with social functions of language, such as the interlocutors' mutual recognition of the conversational relationship and the expression of solidarity and politeness."

Adjective

1
capable of acting on or influencing each other wordnet

Synonyms

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conversational interacting interactive intercommunicational interrogatory linguistic

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"The interactional function of pragmatic markers can be associated with social functions of language, such as the interlocutors' mutual recognition of the conversational relationship and the expression of solidarity and politeness."

Etymology

From interaction + -al.

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