Multi‐speaker experimental designs: Methodological considerations

Research on language use has become increasingly interested in the multimodal and interactional aspects of – theoretical models dialogue, such as Communication Accommodation Theory Interactive Alignment Model are examples this. In addition, researchers have started to give more consideration relationship between physiological processes use. This article aims contribute advancement studies and/or naturalistic settings. It does so by providing methodological recommendations for multi-speaker experimental designs. covers topics (a) speaker preparation logistics, (b) tasks (c) data synchronisation post-processing. The types that will be considered further detail include audio video, electroencephalography, respiratory electromagnetic articulography. overview with is based answers a questionnaire was sent amongst members Horizon 2020 research network ‘Conversational Brains’, several field interviews three additional experts.