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Considering that languaging in this specific sense is inapt for thematizing human\u2013LLM interaction, the paper turns to the broader notion of \u2018enlanguaged cognition\u2019 to theorize on this particular phenomenon in a DLP context. Specifically, the paper explores how LLM-based systems differ fundamentally from traditional tools, not only in terms of the dialogicality they afford but also in their practical openness and transsituational functionality. 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