ERIC Number: EJ1427630
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Publication Date: 2024
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Turn-Taking Machinery in a Japanese Sign Language Triadic Conversation in an Online Environment
Martin Dale-Hench
Sign Language Studies, v24 n3 p652-685 2024
This article explores turn-taking in Japanese Sign Language ( JSL) by using Baker's (1977) framework. JSL as a language is wholly unrelated to American Sign Language (ASL), but because Baker and other discourse analysts have always been concerned mostly with ASL and European sign languages, it remains to be seen if Asian sign languages such as JSL have similar discourse mechanisms at work. Baker introduces three types of regulators that manage who has the floor in ASL conversations: initiation regulators, continuation regulators, and shift regulators. The sequential analysis, which looks closely at each case of regulatory behavior as they happen in chronological order, will be used. The video analyzed consists of three fluent deaf JSL users recorded on a virtual platform. While Baker's turn-taking system holds water for the most part, there are some crucial differences that deserve further examination. As the recording was done remotely rather than in person, a turn-taking mechanism not made explicit by Baker has been observed, and an addition to the sign language turn-taking process is put forward.
Descriptors: Sign Language, Japanese, Interaction, Attention, Nonverbal Communication, Self Management, Behavior, Video Technology, Computer Mediated Communication, Language Usage, Deafness, Motion, Human Body, Nonverbal Ability, Foreign Countries, Social Media, Communication Strategies
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