Date: 29-Mar-2010 From: Katherine Ward <kwardwiley.com> Subject: Conversation Analysis: Sidnell E-mail this message to a friend
Title: Conversation Analysis
Subtitle: An Introduction
Series Title: Language in Society
Published: 2010
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
http://www.wiley.com
Author: Jack Sidnell
Hardback: ISBN: 9781405159005 Pages: 296 Price: U.S. $ 89.95
Paperback: ISBN: 9781405159012 Pages: 296 Price: U.S. $ 34.95
Abstract:
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
Linguistic Field(s):
Discipline of Linguistics
Discourse Analysis
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