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Chapter 12. Displaying recipiency in an interpreter-mediated dialogue

An eye-tracking study
  • Jelena Vranjes , Hanneke Bot , Kurt Feyaerts and Geert Brône
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Eye-tracking in Interaction
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Abstract

This chapter discusses the findings of a study that used mobile eye-tracking in the context of a naturally occurring interpreter-mediated dialogue. This type of interaction is particularly interesting for the study of gaze and other (non-) verbal resources, as the primary interlocutors have no or limited access to each other’s languages and have to rely on the interpreter and other modalities for the successful accomplishment of the social interaction. The aim of the study was to examine the role of gaze in the multimodal displays of recipiency (backchannel responses) in one interpreter-mediated therapeutic encounter. Our study reveals asymmetrical gaze patterns of the three participants while listening to the ongoing talk. The analysis also shows that backchannel responses are found on different levels of communication and between all participants in an interpreter-mediated conversation. Moreover, this contribution demonstrates how eye-tracking technology can help us reveal specific micro-events between the participants in the conversation, which can strengthen our understanding of the interpreter-mediated talk as a joint action.

Abstract

This chapter discusses the findings of a study that used mobile eye-tracking in the context of a naturally occurring interpreter-mediated dialogue. This type of interaction is particularly interesting for the study of gaze and other (non-) verbal resources, as the primary interlocutors have no or limited access to each other’s languages and have to rely on the interpreter and other modalities for the successful accomplishment of the social interaction. The aim of the study was to examine the role of gaze in the multimodal displays of recipiency (backchannel responses) in one interpreter-mediated therapeutic encounter. Our study reveals asymmetrical gaze patterns of the three participants while listening to the ongoing talk. The analysis also shows that backchannel responses are found on different levels of communication and between all participants in an interpreter-mediated conversation. Moreover, this contribution demonstrates how eye-tracking technology can help us reveal specific micro-events between the participants in the conversation, which can strengthen our understanding of the interpreter-mediated talk as a joint action.

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Chapter 1. Introduction 1
  4. Part 1. Theoretical considerations
  5. Chapter 2. Eye gaze as a cue for recognizing intention and coordinating joint action 21
  6. Chapter 3. Effects of a speaker’s gaze on language comprehension and acquisition 47
  7. Chapter 4. Weaving oneself into others 67
  8. Chapter 5. On the role of gaze for successful and efficient communication 91
  9. Part 2. Methodological considerations
  10. Chapter 6. Quantifying the interplay of gaze and gesture in deixis using an experimental-simulative approach 109
  11. Chapter 7. Gaze and face-to-face interaction 139
  12. Chapter 8. Automatic analysis of in-the-wild mobile eye-tracking experiments using object, face and person detection 169
  13. Part 3. Case studies
  14. Chapter 9. Gaze, addressee selection and turn-taking in three-party interaction 197
  15. Chapter 10. Gaze as a predictor for lexical and gestural alignment 233
  16. Chapter 11. Mobile dual eye-tracking in face-to-face interaction 265
  17. Chapter 12. Displaying recipiency in an interpreter-mediated dialogue 301
  18. Index 323
https://doi.org/10.1075/ais.10.12vra

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Chapter 1. Introduction 1
  4. Part 1. Theoretical considerations
  5. Chapter 2. Eye gaze as a cue for recognizing intention and coordinating joint action 21
  6. Chapter 3. Effects of a speaker’s gaze on language comprehension and acquisition 47
  7. Chapter 4. Weaving oneself into others 67
  8. Chapter 5. On the role of gaze for successful and efficient communication 91
  9. Part 2. Methodological considerations
  10. Chapter 6. Quantifying the interplay of gaze and gesture in deixis using an experimental-simulative approach 109
  11. Chapter 7. Gaze and face-to-face interaction 139
  12. Chapter 8. Automatic analysis of in-the-wild mobile eye-tracking experiments using object, face and person detection 169
  13. Part 3. Case studies
  14. Chapter 9. Gaze, addressee selection and turn-taking in three-party interaction 197
  15. Chapter 10. Gaze as a predictor for lexical and gestural alignment 233
  16. Chapter 11. Mobile dual eye-tracking in face-to-face interaction 265
  17. Chapter 12. Displaying recipiency in an interpreter-mediated dialogue 301
  18. Index 323
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