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1	Respiratory patterns and turn-taking in spontaneous Estonian : Inhalation amplitude in multiparty conversations Aare, Kätlin January 2015 (has links) This thesis explores the relationship between inhalation amplitude and turn-taking in spontaneous multiparty conversations held in Estonian. Respiratory activity is recorded with Respiratory Inductance Plethysmography. The main focus is on how inhalation amplitude varies between the inhalations produced directly before turn onset compared to the following inhalations within the same speaking turn. The results indicate a significant difference in amplitude, realised mainly by an increase in inhalation end lung volume values. One of the possible functions of this pattern is to signal an intention of taking the conversational turn. Another could be a phrasing or grouping function connected to lower inhalation amplitudes within turns. / 2014-1072 Andning i samtal (Vetenskapsrådet) Speech breathing turn-taking prosodic boundaries utterance initiation respiratory physiology Estonian spontaneous speech Andning i tal turtagning prosodiska gränser initiering av yttrande respirationsfysiologi estniskt spontantal General Language Studies and Linguistics