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 interactionProvides 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 researchExamines the way talk is composed, and how conversation structures highlight aspects of human behaviorFocuses on the most important domains of organization in conversation, including turn-taking, action sequencing, repair, stories, openings and closings, and the effect of contextIncludes real-life examples and step-by-step explanations, making it an ideal guide for students navigating this growing field
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Introducing 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.
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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
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Introducing the main findings, methods and analytic techniques of this central approach to language and social interaction, using real-life examples and providing step-by-step explanations, Conversation Analysis is the ideal student guide to the field. The book provides a picture of the way talk is composed, beginning with an overview and brief historical sketch of the field of conversation analysis (CA) and the key research methods it uses. It focuses on the most important domains of organization in conversation, including turn-taking, action sequencing, repair, stories, openings and closings, and explores the effect of context through a review of foundational studies and contemporary work. Sidnell provides both an overview of the key findings in each area of CA and a guide to current research. Ideal for students of linguistics, sociology, and anthropology, this volume expertly navigates the main findings of this growing field.
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“Overall, I was very favorably impressed by Conversation Analysis: An Introduction . . . n its own terms, I particularly liked the straightforward, accessible style that Sidnell uses to discuss complex ideas and materials.”  (Journal of Sociolinguistics, 1 February 2013) “To conclude, this introduction is a rich source of authentic examples and will serve interested students and scholars very well.”  (Discourse and Communication, 1 November 2012) "The interdisciplinary research method and field of conversation analysis (CA) is remarkably well-suited to helping teachers achieve this objective, because CA provides tools that enable first the perception, and then the scientific description and analysis of regular patterns of human social conduct - patterns that organize, and make meaningful, the world of everyday life." (Language in Society, 2011)
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"This book is an excellent text to introduce students to conversation analysis, situating it historically and with reference to other approaches to human language behavior. Sidnell uses insightful explanations of examples of spoken interactions to present a comprehensive and well-integrated overview of concepts and methods in the field." —Elaine Vine, Victoria University of Wellington “This is a comprehensive, authoritative yet accessible introduction to Conversation Analysis. Sidnell captures so well both the analytic mentality of CA, and the complexity and sheer contingency of ordinary conversation.” —Paul Drew, University of York
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1. Talk and Social Life. 2. Methods in Conversation Analysis. 3. Taking Turns. 4. Action and Understanding. 5. Preference. 6. Sequence. 7. Repair. 8. Turn construction and design. 9. Stories. 10. Openings and Closings. 11. Topic. 12. Context. 13. Conclusion. REFERENCES.
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ISBN
9781405159012
Publisert
2010-04-16
Utgiver
Vendor
Wiley-Blackwell
Vekt
522 gr
Høyde
246 mm
Bredde
173 mm
Dybde
15 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
304

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Biographical note

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).