In this study, we suggest and implement Multi-Modal Sentential Dialog System (MMSDS) integrating 2 sensory channels with speech and haptic information based on ubiquitous computing and WWW for clear communication. The importance and necessity of MMSDS for HCI as following: 1) it can allow more interactive and natural communication functions between the hearing-impaired and hearing person withou...

Cue phrases are linguistic expressions such as now and well that function as explicit indicators of the structure of a discourse. For example, now may signal the beginning of a subtopic or a return to a previous topic, while well may mark subsequent material as a response to prior material, or as an explanatory comment. However, while cue phrases may convey discourse structure, each also has on...