We investigate the
<term>
verbal and nonverbal means
</term>
for
<term>
grounding
</term>
, and propose a design for
<term>
embodied conversational agents
</term>
that relies on both kinds of
<term>
signals
</term>
to establish
<term>
common ground
</term>
in
<term>
human-computer interaction
</term>
.
#5033We investigate the verbal and nonverbal means for grounding, and propose a design for embodied conversational agents that relies on both kinds of signals to establish common ground in human-computer interaction.