Prediction of an Individual Speech Pattern from Dyadic Interaction

Abstract
One mathematical consequence of a Markov model of conversational rhythm is tested empirically. It is that monologue represents a special case of dialogue in which one participant is silent (or absent). The interaction parameters unique to dialogue indeed contribute little if any information to the prediction of noninteractive speech rhythms. They are nevertheless essential if one wishes to regenerate the dyadic system via the concatenation of monologue sequences.