Combining the main findings, methods and analytic techniques of
this central approach to language and social interaction, along
with real-life examples and step-by-step explanations,
Conversation Analysis is the ideal student guide to the
field.
* Introduces the main findings, methods and analytic techniques
of conversation analysis (CA) – a growing interdisciplinary
field exploring language and social interaction
* Provides an engaging historical overview of the field, along
with detailed coverage of the key findings in each area of CA and a
guide to current research
* Examines the way talk is composed, and how conversation
structures highlight aspects of human behavior
* Focuses on the most important domains of organization in
conversation, including turn-taking, action sequencing, repair,
stories, openings and closings, and the effect of context
* Includes real-life examples and step-by-step explanations,
making it an ideal guide for students navigating this growing
field
Table des matières
Acknowledgements vii
Transcription Conventions ix
1 Talk 1
2 Methods 20
3 Turn-Taking 36
4 Action and Understanding 59
5 Preference 77
6 Sequence 95
7 Repair 110
8 Turn Construction 139
9 Stories 174
10 Openings and Closings 197
11 Topic 223
12 Context 245
13 Conclusion 258
References 271
Index 281
A propos de l’auteur
Jack Sidnell is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Toronto. His research focuses on the structures and practices of talk and interaction in a range of settings. In addition to extensive research in the Caribbean, Sidnell has examined talk in court and among young children. He is the author Talk and Practical Epistemology: The Social Life of Knowledge in a Caribbean Community (2005) and the editor of Conversation Analysis: Comparative Perspectives (2009).
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