The article "Toward a mechanistic psychology of dialogue" by Martin J. Pickering and Simon Garrod proposes a new mechanistic account of dialogue, called the interactive alignment account, which challenges traditional psycholinguistic approaches that focus on monologue. The authors argue that dialogue is a natural and fundamental form of language use, yet most existing theories of language processing are based on monologue. They propose that in dialogue, linguistic representations become aligned at multiple levels due to an automatic process, which simplifies both production and comprehension. This alignment allows interlocutors to develop local dialogue routines, which greatly simplify language processing, and supports self-monitoring in production. The authors also argue that dialogue is inherently interactive and contextualized, and that traditional generative linguistics has not adequately addressed this. They propose a new grammatical framework that is designed to deal with language in dialogue rather than monologue. The interactive alignment account is contrasted with the traditional autonomous transmission model, which assumes that production and comprehension are separate processes. The authors argue that the interactive alignment model provides a more accurate account of dialogue processing, as it takes into account the interactive and contextual nature of dialogue. The article also discusses the implications of the interactive alignment account for linguistic theory, social interaction, language acquisition, and imitation. The authors conclude that the interactive alignment model provides a more comprehensive and accurate account of dialogue processing than traditional models.The article "Toward a mechanistic psychology of dialogue" by Martin J. Pickering and Simon Garrod proposes a new mechanistic account of dialogue, called the interactive alignment account, which challenges traditional psycholinguistic approaches that focus on monologue. The authors argue that dialogue is a natural and fundamental form of language use, yet most existing theories of language processing are based on monologue. They propose that in dialogue, linguistic representations become aligned at multiple levels due to an automatic process, which simplifies both production and comprehension. This alignment allows interlocutors to develop local dialogue routines, which greatly simplify language processing, and supports self-monitoring in production. The authors also argue that dialogue is inherently interactive and contextualized, and that traditional generative linguistics has not adequately addressed this. They propose a new grammatical framework that is designed to deal with language in dialogue rather than monologue. The interactive alignment account is contrasted with the traditional autonomous transmission model, which assumes that production and comprehension are separate processes. The authors argue that the interactive alignment model provides a more accurate account of dialogue processing, as it takes into account the interactive and contextual nature of dialogue. The article also discusses the implications of the interactive alignment account for linguistic theory, social interaction, language acquisition, and imitation. The authors conclude that the interactive alignment model provides a more comprehensive and accurate account of dialogue processing than traditional models.