Explanation
The orderly transfer of the right to speak between conversation participants. In the atlas, the term is not treated in isolation: it conceptualizes conversation as a temporally coordinated system. This reveals the distinctions that the form enables and how it relates to related phenomena.
Example
After a question is asked, the person addressed takes the floor.
Counterexample
Chaotic, simultaneous speech indicates a lack of successful coordination.
Distinction
Chaotic, simultaneous speech does not indicate successful coordination.
Effect on thought and perception
The term draws attention to the fact that it conceptualizes conversation as a temporally coordinated system. What previously appeared to be a uniform process becomes perceptible as a structured relationship.
Resonance
Resonance arises when speaker changes are not merely named but experienced as a dynamic interplay between form, expectation, and effect.
Cite this entry
Reich, Michael (Hrsg./ed.): „Turn-taking“. Atlas der Sprache, AT-088-011. ATLAS 251, data model 1.6.0. https://atlasoflanguage.com/concept/AT-088-011The address remains stable; editorial content may evolve. A verified modification date per entry is not yet available. Include your access date for precise references.