👉 In linguistics and communication, a "copunctal" is a type of non-verbal communication that involves multiple participants who are not speaking simultaneously. This type of communication can be used in various contexts, such as social gatherings or when two people are discussing something in different languages. The term was coined by the German philosopher Immanuel Kant in his work on language and thought. It refers to a situation where two or more individuals are engaged in an activity that involves multiple speakers, but they do not