Conversation Analysis

An Introduction

Jack Sidnell author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Published:16th Apr '10

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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

“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, 2

ISBN: 9781405159012

Dimensions: 246mm x 173mm x 15mm

Weight: 522g

304 pages