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Linguistic foundations of techniques instigating mental and behavioural change in coaching conversations

Publication date: 16.11.2015

Yearbook of Cognitive Science, 2015, Volume 8, pp. 13 - 22

https://doi.org/10.4467/20843895RK.14.002.2688

Authors

Grzegorz Grzegorczyk
University of Gdańsk
ul. Bażyńskiego 1a 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland
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Linguistic foundations of techniques instigating mental and behavioural change in coaching conversations

Abstract

This article discusses coaching as a problem solving method and adopts an innovative linguistic perspective. Reducing the psychological aspect to the minimum the author promotes language to its deserved status presenting it as the basic coach’s tool and initial reason for the effectiveness of coaching itself in instigating behavioral, attitudinal and emotional change. This is done by resorting to the philosophy of language (theories of relevance, speech acts and communication). It appears that a coaching conversation occurs on two levels of communication and by using two main linguistic devices, reflective language and powerful questions, the coach can provoke client’s change with little intervention.
 

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Information: Yearbook of Cognitive Science, 2015, Volume 8, pp. 13 - 22

Article type: Original article

Titles:

Polish:

Linguistic foundations of techniques instigating mental and behavioural change in coaching conversations

English:

Linguistic foundations of techniques instigating mental and behavioural change in coaching conversations

Authors

University of Gdańsk
ul. Bażyńskiego 1a 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland

Published at: 16.11.2015

Article status: Open

Licence: None

Percentage share of authors:

Grzegorz Grzegorczyk (Author) - 100%

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