
188 Coverbal Synchrony in Human-Machine Interaction
The audio/video analysis of the recorded data proved that
synchrony between holds and speech pauses exists independently
of the tasks and the language, with variations that can typically be
attributed to the language and cultural specificity. American English
speakers equally distribute the time for holds and speech pauses
over their fluent speech duration, while holds in Italian speakers are
in general shorter than speech pauses. Also, American English holds
overlap in similar amounts both with empty and filled pauses, whereas
the percentage of Italian holds overlapping with empty pauses is ...