Realizations of turn-taking in conversational interactions
Yang Wei-dong.
A scientific article. US-China Foreign Language, ISSN1539-8080, USA, Aug. 2007, Volume 5, No.8 (Serial No.47), pages 19-30.Abstract: The most common kind of spoken language is conversation, when one person communicates through speaking to another or to other people. In this paper, the author tries to give an account of how turn-taking is realized in conversational interactions. Discussion is made about: (1) General discussions about interactions; (2) Turn-taking cues; (3) Varieties of gesticulation and body movements in turn-taking, and (4) Differences in turn-taking. Also, attempts are made to introduce overlaps and gaps in turn-taking.