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    Disfluency in dialogue: An intentional signal from the speaker?

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    Date
    2012
    Author
    Finlayson, Ian R.
    Corley, Martin
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    Finlayson, I. & Corley, M. (2012) Disfluency in dialogue: An intentional signal from the speaker?, Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, vol. 19, , pp. 921-928,
    Abstract
    Disfluency is a characteristic feature of spontaneous human speech, commonly seen as a consequence of problems with production. However, the question remains open as to why speakers are disfluent: Is it a mechanical by-product of planning difficulty, or do speakers use disfluency in dialogue to manage listeners' expectations? To address this question, we present two experiments investigating the production of disfluency in monologue and dialogue situations. Dialogue affected the linguistic choices made by participants, who aligned on referring expressions by choosing less frequent names for ambiguous images where those names had previously been mentioned. However, participants were no more disfluent in dialogue than in monologue situations, and the distribution of types of disfluency used remained constant. Our evidence rules out at least a straightforward interpretation of the view that disfluencies are an intentional signal in dialogue. 2012 Psychonomic Society, Inc.
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    http://dx.doi.org/10.3758/s13423-012-0279-x
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    https://eresearch.qmu.ac.uk/handle/20.500.12289/2968
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