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Publication details [#2873]

Duncan, Starkey D. Jr. 1972. Some signals and rules for taking speaking turns in conversation. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 23 (2) : 283–292.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

back channel cue | intonation | non-verbal behavior | turn-taking

Annotation

Turn-yielding signals by the speaker, attempt-suppressing signals by the speaker, and back-channel signals by the hearer are focused upon. It is shown that content, syntax, intonation, paralanguage, and body motion all play a role in the turn-taking mechanism.