Intonational strategies for backchanneling in Italian Map Task dialogues
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https://doi.org/10.36505/ExLing-2010/03/0040/000160Keywords:
Backchannels, Prosody, Italian language, Map Task dialoguesAbstract
This paper investigates intonational strategies for backchanneling in Bari Italian task-oriented dialogues. Results show that whilst giving feedback, listeners indicate their intention to take the floor or not by using a falling or rising intonation contour respectively. However, this general tendency can be reversed if added paralinguistic meanings are conveyed.
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