This study examines how Korean and American women in their mid 20s to early 30s manage the right to speak in conversations. Eight Korean and American female speakers participated in ten minute conversations in this study. The frequency and duration of overlap in American, Korean, and intercultural conversations was compared and a qualitative analysis was carried out of the interaction between the groups. in terms of 'floor management,' the observed difference between the American and korean participants revealed that speech communities differed not only at the linguistic level of management, but also at the level beyond linguistics, that is, the cognitive level of sequencing conversation based on their cultural traditions. In spite of the differences, no cultural miscommunication was reported by the participants.
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