Abstract
One theory of turn-taking in dialogue is that the current speaker controls when the other conversant can speak, which is also the basis of most spoken dialogue systems. A second theory is that the two conversants negotiate who will speak next. In this paper, we test these theories by examining how well an overhearer can predict this, based only on the current speaker's utterance, which is what the other conversant would have access to. We had overhearers listen to the current speaker and indicate whether they felt the current speaker will continue or not. Our results support the negotiative model.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Turn-Taking and Coordination in Human-Machine Interaction - Papers from the AAAI Spring Symposium, Technical Report |
| Publisher | AI Access Foundation |
| Pages | 30-35 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Volume | SS-15-07 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781577357117 |
| State | Published - 2015 |
| Event | 2015 AAAI Spring Symposium - Palo Alto, United States Duration: Mar 23 2015 → Mar 25 2015 |
Other
| Other | 2015 AAAI Spring Symposium |
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| Country | United States |
| City | Palo Alto |
| Period | 3/23/15 → 3/25/15 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Artificial Intelligence
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Heeman, P., & Lunsford, R. (2015). Can overhearers predict who will speak next? In Turn-Taking and Coordination in Human-Machine Interaction - Papers from the AAAI Spring Symposium, Technical Report (Vol. SS-15-07, pp. 30-35). AI Access Foundation.