Sounding others’ sensations in interaction

This study investigates the practice of “sounding for others,” wherein one person vocalizes to enact someone else’s putatively ongoing bodily sensation. We argue that it constitutes a collaborative way performing sensorial experiences. Examples include producing cries with others’ strain or pain and parents sounding an mmm gustatory pleasure on their infant’s behalf. Vocal sounds, loudness, duration are specifically deployed instructing experiences during novices’ real-time performance various activities, such as tasting food first time straining Pilates exercise. Vocalizations indexically tied body provide immediate displays understanding empathy may be explicated further through lexicon. The existence this challenges conceptualization communication transfer information from individual agent – even regarding assumedly sensations instead providing evidence joint nature action supporting dialogic theories communication, including when language-marginal vocalizations used.