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Overlaps In Maltese: A Comparison Between Map Task Dialogues And Multimodal Conversational Data

Alexandra Vella
University of Malta, Malta

Patrizia Paggio
University of Malta and University of Copenhagen, Denmark

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Published in: NEALT Proceedings. Northern European Association for Language and Technology; 4th Nordic Symposium on Multimodal Communication; November 15-16; Gothenburg; Sweden

Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings 93:4, p. 21-29

NEALT Proceedings Series 21:4, p. 21-29

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Published: 2013-10-29

ISBN: 978-91-7519-461-5

ISSN: 1650-3686 (print), 1650-3740 (online)

Abstract

This paper deals with overlaps in spoken Maltese. Overlaps are studied in samples from two different corpora; one consisting of Map Task dialogues; and the other of free face-to-face conversations. The results show that the number and function of the overlaps vary with the presence or absence of pre-defined roles; the nature of the dialogue and the subjects’ familiarity with the situation. Overlaps are used to achieve optimal information exchange in the Map Task dialogues; and are a sign of ease and familiarity in the free conversations.

Keywords

overlapping; face-to-face conversation; Map Task dialogues; Maltese

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