10.2.2.3. Turn taking signals
Transition relevance place is a point where turn taking can be expected. Transition relevance place can be marked in DGS by changing the position of hands such as raising and lowering hands. It can also be used to capture attention of another interlocutor(s) by waving or tapping their shoulders. Lexical discourse particles [Lexicon 3.11] can have an important role in turn-taking signals as well. For example, as with discourse markers [Pragmatics 10.1 and Pragmatics 5.1], a discourse particle palm_up might have a transition relevance place characteristic. The rate and size of signs might signal the turn starts or ends. Nonmanuals might also have an importance for turn-taking signals like eye gaze, blinks, eyebrow changes and head/body movements.
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