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Turn-timing in signed conversations: coordinating stroke-to-stroke turn boundaries.
Connie de Vos1, Francisco Torreira1, Stephen C Levinson2
1Language and Cognition Department, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen Netherlands.
Frontiers in Psychology
|April 9, 2015
Summary
Sign language turn-taking timing closely mirrors spoken language, suggesting a shared cognitive basis for human language. This indicates that modality constraints do not significantly impact conversational turn-taking structures.
Area of Science:
- Linguistics
- Cognitive Science
- Psychology
Background:
- Spoken language turn-taking is highly timed, minimizing gaps and overlaps.
- Cross-linguistic and developmental studies suggest turn-taking is fundamental to language.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate turn-timing in sign language to understand modality constraints.
- To compare turn-taking latencies in signed versus spoken conversations.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of turn-timing in question-answer sequences in spontaneous Sign Language of the Netherlands conversations.
- Accounting for articulatory preparation and holding signs for response.
Main Results:
- Significant overlap in signers' articulators was observed.
- After accounting for preparation and holding, sign language turn-taking latencies resemble those of spoken language.
Conclusions:
- Turn-timing in sign language is similar to spoken language, even with visual modality.
- This suggests a shared cognitive infrastructure for turn-taking across spoken and signed languages.
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