0 a method of communication or discussion that is not direct or made public: --
1 to communicate or take part in discussions in a way that is not direct or made public: --
The study showed that speakers often signaled their comprehension by backchannelling.
He was asked about his role in backchannelling between the two governments.
If the other speaker continues, the backchannel has been interpreted as an invitation to continue, even if it is unclear if the speaker performing the backchannel was also showing agreement.
Firstly, it can be difficult to distinguish whether a contribution is a backchannel or a turn.
Researchers have identified linguistic and cultural differences in regard to the frequency, type, and placement of backchannel responses.
Here he encourages this line of development with backchannel utterances.
Men show agreement with and participation in the story through the backchannel cues described under 'visiting'.
A backchannel generally does not take a turn.
A backchannel, or minimal response, transmits the listener's intention to show empathy, agreement, or understanding, and to allow the speaker to continue speaking.
The absence, however, of any encouraging response from his interlocutors, even the minimal one of backchannel, indicates how unsuccessful he is in giving his advice.
