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Grounding in communication
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<p>Grounding in communication is a concept proposed by <a href="/facts/Herbert_H._Clark/ybkYGutJ">Herbert H. Clark</a> and Susan E. Brennan. It comprises the collection of "mutual knowledge, mutual beliefs, and mutual assumptions" that is essential for <a href="/facts/Communication/EGEkchsT">communication</a> between two people. Successful grounding in communication requires parties "to coordinate both the content and process". The concept is also common in <a href="/facts/Philosophy_of_language/qwNCwF4W">philosophy of language</a>. </p>