Jack Sidnell 
Conversation Analysis [EPUB ebook] 
An Introduction

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).