10.2.1. Types of turn taking constructions
The DGS signers might show different turn taking characteristics in a dialogue. In one cases of turn taking in DGS, an interlocutor signs and the other(s) pay attention what the active interlocutor utters. When the active interlocutor finishes his turn, (one of) the other interlocutor begins to sign. This case is referred to as a “smooth turn taking” [Pragmatics 10.2.1.1]. Sometimes pauses may occur between the turns, which is elaborated under “turn taking with pause” [Pragmatics 10.2.1.2]. At the extreme cases, the two (or more) interlocutors signs at the same time. One of overlapping turns is named as “overlapping turns”.