The conversational quality of a VoIP communication is dependent on several factors such as the coding process used, the network conditions and the type of error correction or concealment employed. Furthermore, the quality perceived by the users is also dependent on the characteristics of the conversation itself. Assessing this kind of communication is a very difficult problem, and most of the s...

In dialogue, language processing is adapted to the conversational partner. We hypothesize that the brain facilitates partner-adapted language processing through preparatory neural configurations (task sets) that are tailored to the conversational partner. In this experiment, we measured neural activity with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) while healthy participants in the scanner (...

This book has appeared in the series Synthesis Lectures on Human Language Technologies: monographs from 50 up to 150 pages about specific topics subjects computational linguistics. The intended audience of are researchers and graduate students NLP, AI, related fields. I define myself as a linguist; my review is perspective “random” linguistics researcher wanting learn more this topic or looking...

In 2019, media reports raised awareness about privacy and security violations in Conversational User Interfaces (CUI) like Alexa, Siri Google. Users report that they perceive CUI as creepy are concerned their privacy. The European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) several other laws across the globe, give users right to control processing of data, for example by requesting deletion data...

It is often assumed that one person in a conversation is active (the speaker) and the rest passive (the listeners). Conversational analysis has shown, however, that listeners take an active part in the conversation, providing feedback signals that can control conversational flow. The face plays a vital role in these backchannel responses. A deeper understanding of facial backchannel signals is ...

Using the pragmatic approach to code-switching studies, this paper presents a case study of how group Thai multilingual teenagers employ organise their discourse while gaming. Auer’s method sequential analysis was used reveal ways participants negotiate language for interaction and conversational tasks. Participants were found have both participant-related discourse-related in interactions with...