Syncing Up for a Good Conversation: A Clinically Meaningful Methodology for Capturing Conversational Entrainment in the Speech Domain

Authors

Stephanie A. Borrie, Utah State UniversityFollow
Tyson S. Barrett, Utah State UniversityFollow
Megam M. Willi, California State University, ChicoFollow
Visar Berisha, Arizona State University at the Tempe CampusFollow

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volume

62

Issue

2

Publisher

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Publication Date

2-5-2019

Award Number

NIH, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) 1R21DC016084-01

Funder

NIH, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

First Page

283

Last Page

296

Abstract

Conversational entrainment, the phenomenon whereby communication partners synchronize their behavior, is considered essential for productive and fulfilling conversation. Lack of entrainment could, therefore, negatively impact conversational success. Although studied in many disciplines, entrainment has received limited attention in the field of speech-language pathology, where its implications may have direct clinical relevance.

Recommended Citation

Borrie, S. A., Barrett, T. S., Willi, M. M., & Berisha, V. (2019). Syncing Up for a Good Conversation: A Clinically Meaningful Methodology for Capturing Conversational Entrainment in the Speech Domain. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 62(2), 283–296. https://doi.org/10.1044/2018_JSLHR-S-18-0210