Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
7 results found in pragmatics.
- Active Listening (Attentive Listening)
- A communication technique where the listener fully concentrates on, understands, and responds to a speaker, demonstrating engagement through verbal and non-verbal feedback. Active listening behaviors …
- Backchanneling (Backchannel, Listener Feedback, Active Listening Signals)
- The verbal and non-verbal signals that listeners produce during conversation to indicate engagement, understanding, agreement, or encouragement without taking a full speaking turn. Backchanneling incl…
- Conversational Flow (Dialogue Flow, Conversation Rhythm)
- The natural rhythm and progression of a conversation, including the smooth exchange of turns, timely responses, appropriate pauses, and coherent topic development. Conversational flow depends on both …
- Floor Holding (Holding the Floor, Turn Holding)
- The conversational practice of maintaining one's turn to speak, signaling to others that one has not finished and intends to continue. For AAC users, floor holding is particularly challenging because …
- Listener Feedback (Listener Response, Feedback Signals)
- The signals produced by a listener during conversation that communicate their attentiveness, understanding, agreement, confusion, or emotional response to the speaker without taking a full conversatio…
- Turn Taking (Conversational Turn-Taking, Turn-Taking)
- The pragmatic skill of alternating speaking and listening roles during conversation, including knowing when to speak, how long to speak, and how to signal readiness to yield or take a turn. Turn takin…
- Turn-Taking (Conversational Turn-Taking, Floor Management)
- The process by which speakers in a conversation negotiate who speaks when, managing transitions between speakers through verbal and non-verbal cues. Turn-taking involves recognizing when a speaker is …