How Shared Meanings and Uses Emerge Over an Interactional History:<i>Wabi Sabi</i>in a Series of Theater Rehearsals

Taking the use of esthetic term wabi sabi (Japanese compound noun) in a series German- and English-language theater rehearsals as an example, this article studies emergence shared meanings uses expression over interactional history. We track how understandings develop course rehearsals. focus on practices by which are displayed, adopted, negotiated. discuss complexities intransparencies manifestation common ground multiparty interactions its relationship to routine expression. Data English German with translation.