Conversation Analysis: An Introduction (Language in Society) - Softcover

Sidnell, Jack

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1405159014 ISBN 13: 9781405159012

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2010

Synopsis

Combining the main findings, methods and analytic techniques ofthis central approach to language and social interaction, alongwith real-life examples and step-by-step explanations, Conversation Analysis is the ideal student guide to thefield. * Introduces the main findings, methods and analytic techniquesof conversation analysis (CA) a growing interdisciplinaryfield exploring language and social interaction * Provides an engaging historical overview of the field, alongwith detailed coverage of the key findings in each area of CA and aguide to current research * Examines the way talk is composed, and how conversationstructures highlight aspects of human behavior * Focuses on the most important domains of organization inconversation, 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 growingfield

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Review

"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)

From the Back Cover

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1405159014
• ISBN 13: 9781405159012
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304