Swallowing in Conversation

Swallowing—a complex physical process that involves closure of the mouth and nasal cavities, as well glottis, raising lowering larynx—is at boundary between speech body, yet almost nothing is known about how it works in conjunction with spoken interaction. Research into swallowing, mostly therapy, has explored articulations required, long takes bolus to pass through stomach, sounds occur on way. In phonetics literature, swallowing regularly excluded from study: experiments, tokens are excluded; while used set up certain its effect not object such studies, though sometimes mentioned a possible action during stretch silence, word search. Although speaking mutually incompatible, conversation, be coordinated around processes speaking. It can part preparations for speech; also within after stretches speech. While been marked conversation analytic transcripts several languages, never commented on. Like sniffing, crying or laughing, occurs vocal tract may accompany speech, but considered stream clearly related drinking, which (Hoey, 2015; Hoey, 2017; 2020b) shows strategically placed sequential unfolding talk. same spirit, this paper will treat an interactional resource bound language, particular affordances demands. This fills gap our knowledge, by focusing embedded within, before, considers phonetic, linguistic features swallowing. thus explores verbal conduct intertwined one aspect bodily conduct.