Hesitation Disfluencies in Spontaneous Speech: The Meaning of um
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Hesitation disfluencies in spontaneous speech:
Human speech is peppered with ums and uhs, among other signs of hesitation in the planning process. But are these so-called fillers (or filled pauses) intentionally uttered by speakers, or are they side-effects of difficulties in the planning process? And how do listeners respond to them? In the present paper we review evidence concerning the production and comprehension of fillers such as um a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Language and Linguistics Compass
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1749-818X
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-818x.2008.00068.x