Interventionen im Gespräch - Neue Ansätze der Sprechwissenschaft

The study examines the influence of vocal and body-language features on the success of interventions in conversation. The results of the empirical study demonstrate the major significance of these parameters for turn-taking and also indicate that success in appropriating the right to speak depends more on those already speaking at a given moment than on interveners themselves. The gender category proves to be less relevant to intervention success than the category of socio-cultural roles.