Chapter 5. On the role of gaze for successful and efficient communication
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Maria Staudte
Abstract
Speakers tend to fixate objects they are about to mention, while listeners inspect those objects that they believe to be intended referents of the speaker. These production- and comprehension-contingent gaze behaviors may form an integral part of the signal itself, making it inherently reciprocal. Here, we present work that has investigated the interplay of gaze and language and assessed the role of speaker gaze for language comprehension as well as the utility of listener gaze for an instruction giver. Both lines of research make use of artificial interaction partners which increases experimental control while maintaining a dynamic interactive setting. Thus, the reciprocal nature of situated dialogue becomes a tractable aspect in the enterprise of dealing with human (gaze) behavior.
Abstract
Speakers tend to fixate objects they are about to mention, while listeners inspect those objects that they believe to be intended referents of the speaker. These production- and comprehension-contingent gaze behaviors may form an integral part of the signal itself, making it inherently reciprocal. Here, we present work that has investigated the interplay of gaze and language and assessed the role of speaker gaze for language comprehension as well as the utility of listener gaze for an instruction giver. Both lines of research make use of artificial interaction partners which increases experimental control while maintaining a dynamic interactive setting. Thus, the reciprocal nature of situated dialogue becomes a tractable aspect in the enterprise of dealing with human (gaze) behavior.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Chapter 1. Introduction 1
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Part 1. Theoretical considerations
- Chapter 2. Eye gaze as a cue for recognizing intention and coordinating joint action 21
- Chapter 3. Effects of a speaker’s gaze on language comprehension and acquisition 47
- Chapter 4. Weaving oneself into others 67
- Chapter 5. On the role of gaze for successful and efficient communication 91
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Part 2. Methodological considerations
- Chapter 6. Quantifying the interplay of gaze and gesture in deixis using an experimental-simulative approach 109
- Chapter 7. Gaze and face-to-face interaction 139
- Chapter 8. Automatic analysis of in-the-wild mobile eye-tracking experiments using object, face and person detection 169
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Part 3. Case studies
- Chapter 9. Gaze, addressee selection and turn-taking in three-party interaction 197
- Chapter 10. Gaze as a predictor for lexical and gestural alignment 233
- Chapter 11. Mobile dual eye-tracking in face-to-face interaction 265
- Chapter 12. Displaying recipiency in an interpreter-mediated dialogue 301
- Index 323
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Chapter 1. Introduction 1
-
Part 1. Theoretical considerations
- Chapter 2. Eye gaze as a cue for recognizing intention and coordinating joint action 21
- Chapter 3. Effects of a speaker’s gaze on language comprehension and acquisition 47
- Chapter 4. Weaving oneself into others 67
- Chapter 5. On the role of gaze for successful and efficient communication 91
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Part 2. Methodological considerations
- Chapter 6. Quantifying the interplay of gaze and gesture in deixis using an experimental-simulative approach 109
- Chapter 7. Gaze and face-to-face interaction 139
- Chapter 8. Automatic analysis of in-the-wild mobile eye-tracking experiments using object, face and person detection 169
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Part 3. Case studies
- Chapter 9. Gaze, addressee selection and turn-taking in three-party interaction 197
- Chapter 10. Gaze as a predictor for lexical and gestural alignment 233
- Chapter 11. Mobile dual eye-tracking in face-to-face interaction 265
- Chapter 12. Displaying recipiency in an interpreter-mediated dialogue 301
- Index 323
