Conversation Analysis - Paperback
by Jack Sidnell
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Availability:In StockContributor:Jack SidnellSeries:Language in SocietyPublish date:2010-05-17Pages:304
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Wiley-BlackwellISBN-13:9781405159012ISBN-10:1405159014UPC:9781405159012Book Category:Language Arts & DisciplinesBook Subcategory:Communication Studies, LinguisticsBook Topic:SociolinguisticsSize:9.60 x 6.70 x 0.60 inchesWeight:1.15Product ID:SCW8G561SF
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
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Wiley-BlackwellISBN-13:9781405159012ISBN-10:1405159014UPC:9781405159012Book Category:Language Arts & DisciplinesBook Subcategory:Communication Studies, LinguisticsBook Topic:SociolinguisticsSize:9.60 x 6.70 x 0.60 inchesWeight:1.15Product ID:SCW8G561SF
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).
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