In US English phone calls, the specific two-person conversation explains about 41.5% of the variance in turn-switching speed, while individual speakers explain only 12.8% and demographics under 1% each.
"Dyadosyncrasy", Idiosyncrasy and Demographic Factors in Turn-Taking
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Turn-taking in dialogue follows universal constraints but also varies significantly. This study examines how demographic (sex, age, education) and individual factors shape turn-taking using a large dataset of US English conversations (Fisher). We analyze Transition Floor Offset (TFO) and find notable interspeaker variation. Sex and age have small but significant effects female speakers and older individuals exhibit slightly shorter offsets - while education shows no effect. Lighter topics correlate with shorter TFOs. However, individual differences have a greater impact, driven by a strong idiosyncratic and an even stronger "dyadosyncratic" component - speakers in a dyad resemble each other more than they resemble themselves in different dyads. This suggests that the dyadic relationship and joint activity are the strongest determinants of TFO, outweighing demographic influences.
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"Dyadosyncrasy", Idiosyncrasy and Demographic Factors in Turn-Taking
In US English phone calls, the specific two-person conversation explains about 41.5% of the variance in turn-switching speed, while individual speakers explain only 12.8% and demographics under 1% each.