Description
Book Synopsis This book describes a powerful method for analyzing communication in a variety of environments by studying how people adjust their behavior moment by moment during conversational exchanges.
Trade ReviewHepburn and Potter detail the rigorous and methodical tools of conversation analysis that lay bare how we coordinate talk, action, and meaning in everyday life. Their brief, accessible text clearly guides the reader through the basic machinery of conversation, including turn-taking, sequence organization, and action formation. An essential resource for understanding the science of conversation. -- Martha Augoustinos, PhD, BA (Hons), FAPS, FASSA, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
In this much welcomed work, two leading scholars provide a clear, elegant, and illuminating introduction to one of the few systematic means for studying human interdependency. -- Kenneth J. Gergen, PhD, Department of Psychology, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA, United States
Table of ContentsSeries Foreword—Clara E. Hill and Sarah Knox
1. Conceptual Foundations of Conversation Analysis
Rationale
Historical and Theoretical Origins
Conversation Analysis and the Qualitative Tradition
The Philosophical and Epistemological Background to Conversation Analysis
How to Read This Book
Summary
2. Designing and Conducting Conversation Analysis
Gaining Access and Recruiting Participants
Data Collection
Research Team Considerations
Data Sessions
Adjusting for Biases and Expectations
Research Questions
Identifying Practices
Building Collections and Managing Data
Data Management
Summary
3. Transcribing for Conversation Analysis
Getting Started
Transcription Conventions
Speech Delivery and Intonation
Features Accompanying Talk
Transcribing Visible Conduct
Summary
4. Turn Taking, Sequence Organization, and Action Formation
Identifying and Applying the Tools of Conversation Analysis
Taking Turns in Conversation
Talking in Sequences
Summary of Sequence Organization
Action Formation
Epistemics
Tips for Applying the Tools in This Chapter
Summary
5. Storytelling, Repair, Preference Organization, and Person Reference
Narratives and Storytelling
Repair
Preference Organization
Person Reference
Integrating and Applying the Analytic Tools
Summary
6. Writing the Manuscript
Introduction
Method and Materials Section
Results or Analysis Section
Discussion and Conclusion Section
Tips for Applying the Tools in This Chapter
Summary
7. Methodological Integrity
Foundational Issues
Categorizing Conversation Analysis as a Method
Utility in Achieving Research Goals
Summary
8. Summary and Conclusions
Benefits
Limitations
Moving Forward With Conversation Analysis
Appendix: Exemplar Studies
References
Index
About the Authors
About the Series Editors
