Smart speakers – stationary language assistance systems like Alexa and Google Home – can be controlled verbally through voice inputs and outputs. In addition, they deploy voice user interfaces (VUIs). This study sheds light on VUIs from the perspective of media and conversation linguistics. It begins by analyzing linguistic practices from dyadic dialogues with VUIs, before examining VUIs in multiparty interactions.

Smart speakers – stationary language assistance systems like Alexa and Google Home – can be controlled verbally through voice inputs and outputs. In addition, they deploy voice user interfaces (VUIs). This study sheds light on VUIs from the perspective of media and conversation linguistics. It begins by analyzing linguistic practices from dyadic dialogues with VUIs, before examining VUIs in multiparty interactions.

Smart speakers – stationary language assistance systems like Alexa and Google Home – can be controlled verbally through voice inputs and outputs. In addition, they deploy voice user interfaces (VUIs). This study sheds light on VUIs from the perspective of media and conversation linguistics. It begins by analyzing linguistic practices from dyadic dialogues with VUIs, before examining VUIs in multiparty interactions.