Abstract
The aim of this paper is to define and classify the linguistic misunderstanding in everyday conversations (M). In our opinion, M should be considered not as a deviance from the standard model of interaction, but as a phenomenon internal to the comprehension process. Two distinctive features of M are proposed : i) the non-coincidence between the «speaker's meaning» and the interlocutor's interpretation with respect to a given turn ; ii) the non-intentionality on the part of the speaker of production the above-mentioned non-coincidence. M is tentatively classified with respect to : i) the levels at which M can Arise (i.e. : phonetic, lexical, semantic, pragmatic) ; ii) the factors that can facilitate it (which we label triggers). In considering the triggers we take into account all the components of the interaction (channel, both the participants, and the ongoing interaction itself). Both the classifications are exemplified by fragments taken from a corpus of real data. In the sketched perspectiuve, M proves to be a scalar process, open to interactional negotiation
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