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

Cuprins

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

Despre autor

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).