Examined the effect of language spoken and conversational phase on temporal aspects of speaking style. 13 male Cuban bilinguals conversed once in Spanish and once in English; their conversations were monitored to determine frequency and duration of speech. Ss spoke longer and more frequently per turn in English than in Spanish, which is interpreted as reflecting their identification with 2 different social groups. Results also show that variations in turn taking behavior, as a function of conversational phase, were the same in English and Spanish, which is interpreted as a manifestation of larger cultural norms regulating the phases of conversation. In general terms, results indicate that measures of turn-taking style are powerful tools for examining the social psychology of conversation. (22 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)