Prosodic Patterns in English Conversation

audio examples for Chapter 11: Turn-Taking Constructions

The Basic Turn-Switch Construction

11.1) wiped all over the floor

11.2) five that you actually do every day// you can do Xbox like you said...

11.3) where, uh, where do you live, by the way? // uh, just, um, Florence and Schuster, almost

Delayed Turn Starts

11.4) what are your hobbies outside of school? / videogames

11.5) it was ridiculous; they put me into pre-engineering, they didn't put me into Computer Science

Particle-Assisted Turn Switches

11.6) not that bad // that's good // yeah // what's the instructor's name?

11.7) feels like four // really // yeah // I'm just scared ...

11.8) I told you to wait // tongue click // until the conversation // oh, yeah; I was saying

11.9) what position do you want? // oh, I don't know. // are you going to run? // not president, though

Turn Metaphors and Myths

11.10) neither of us can touch the green

11.11) why did the chicken cross the road? // I don't know; why did the chicken cross the road?

Overlap

11.12) I've got to finish the automata project

11.13) arm in a sling

11.14) I love ethics (laughter)

11.15) the only ones I care about ...

Turn Holding with Lengthening

11.16) um. sometimes I would

11.17) I'm done with theeee ...

11.18) press stop on the, uh

11.19) he came to talk with us during our, um // security? // noooo. for software

Pausing without Yielding

11.20) I should not go to bed right now ... 'cause I'm going to be groggy all day

11.21) okay ... bye

11.22) pretty good, I'm ... getting As in all my classes

Turn Holding with Rhythm

11.23) it's kinda late, but I really like the instructor, and his style of teaching

11.24) my last job with tutoring, I loved teaching, I loved helping kids

Backchanneling

11.25) it, it'll come // yeah // I can't believe it's in a year

11.26) he bought me an Xbox, so I could play Halo with him // lucky! // yeah, and he got me

11.27) before it was even in America // really // because, yeah, I think it was released in Canada

11.28) sometimes I'm okay with // yeah // a Bachelors