Speech and Silence Behavior of Bilinguals Conversing in Each of Two Languages.

Wiens, Arthur N.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ146696

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Publication Date: 1976

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Speech and Silence Behavior of Bilinguals Conversing in Each of Two Languages

Wiens, Arthur N.; And Others

Linguistics, 172, 79-94, May 76

A study was made investigating whether or not the two-person conversational speech behavior (mean duration of utterance, mean reaction time, latency and frequency of interruption) of an individual who is fluent in two languages is the same or different when he is conversing in each of these two languages. (Author/RM)

Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cognitive Processes, Language Patterns, Language Research, Memory, Nonverbal Communication, Psycholinguistics

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