The timing and coordination of turn-taking
The general coordination of spoken dialogue among participants in a conversation has received considerable attention, and several theories propose a mechanism by which participants in a conversation coordinate and time entries to the conversational floor. This mechanism is not trivial, because the timing of these entries can be too closely aligned to the offset of the previous turn to be a simple response to its offset. One hypothesis which is tested here in the <I>Rhythmic Coordination Hypothesis </I>(see <I>English Speech Rhythm, </I>by E. Couper-Kuhlen, 1993). This assumes that a listener is able to perceive regular prosodic prominences in the speech of others, and can extrapolate a rhythmic beat from the sequences of prominences. Importantly, the hypothesis maintains that the listener is able to coordinate the first prominent syllable in his or her contribution with the extrapolated rhythmic beat. In effect a listener will, by default, start a contribution 'on the beat'. A series of experiments showed little evidence in favour of this hypothesis, and indicated instead that the context in which utterances occur may play a more significant role in the timing and coordination of turn-taking. A further set
Bull, Matthew Christopher
The timing and coordination of turn-taking. The general coordination of spoken dialogue among participants in a conversation has received considerable attention, and several theories propose a mechanism by which participants in a conversation coordinate and time entries to the conversational floor. This mechanism is not trivial, because the timing of these entries can be too closely aligned to the offset of the previous turn to be a simple response to its offset. One hypothesis which is tested here in the <I>Rhythmic Coordination Hypothesis </I>(see <I>English Speech Rhythm, </I>by E. Couper-Kuhlen, 1993). This assumes that a listener is able to perceive regular prosodic prominences in the speech of others, and can extrapolate a rhythmic beat from the sequences of prominences. Importantly, the hypothesis maintains that the listener is able to coordinate the first prominent syllable in his or her contribution with the extrapolated rhythmic beat. In effect a listener will, by default, start a contribution 'on the beat'. A series of experiments showed little evidence in favour of this hypothesis, and indicated instead that the context in which utterances occur may play a more significant role in the timing and coordination of turn-taking. A further set
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