The science of analyzing conversations, second by second | Elizabeth Stokoe | TEDxBermuda

Prof. Elizabeth Stokoe takes a run on what she terms the “conversational racetrack”—the daily race to understand each other when we speak—and explains how to avoid hurdles that trip...

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Translator: Queenie Lee Reviewer: Ellen MaloneyOne of the questions I often get asked as an academic,especially one who studies things like pauses in talkis: “What is it you actually do, with that face and that intonation?"Obviously one of the things I'm going to try and do is explain to you,"What is it I actually do?"But I thought, just for a minute, I would linger on the question.The question is one of those things which I would call a 'first move,'produced by someone who is a first-mover.You probably all know people like this in your lives,those people who ask the question which has got some bite in it,some kind of complaint, or some kind of agenda in it."What is it you actually do?"It implies thi...