How do listeners integrate multiple sources of information in
order to accurately anticipate turn endings? In two
experiments using synthesised speech and a virtual agent we
examined the role of verbal and gaze information in a turnend
anticipation task. Listeners were as good at anticipating
the synthesised voice as they were with human speakers
(Experiment 1). However, the direction and timing of the
agent’s gaze had little influence on their accuracy
(Experiment 2). Overall, these findings support the idea that
anticipation of turn ends relies primarily, but not exclusively,
on verbal content.
