Visualization of Gestures in
Conversational Turn-Taking-Situations

Structure

1. Introduction
2. Gestures and the turn-taking mechanism
2.1. Models of turn-taking in conversation
2.2. Development of turn-taking skills
2.3. Turn-taking cues
2.3.1. Turn-yielding cues
2.3.2. Back-channel cues
2.3.3. Turn-maintaining cues
2.3.4. Turn-requesting
2.4. Varieties of gesticulation and body movements
2.4.1. Gazing behaviours
2.4.2. Head nodding
2.4.3. Hand and arm gestures
2.4.4. Smiles and laughs
2.4.5. Postural shifts
2.5. Differences in turn-taking
2.5.1. Sex differences
2.5.2. Personal differences
2.5.3. Cultural differences
3. Visualization
3.1. Method and procedure
3.2. Results
4. Conclusions
References