Research and Markets: Conversation Analysis, 2nd Edition is Indispensable Reading...

Research and Markets: Conversation Analysis, 2nd Edition is Indispensable Reading for Students and Researchers in Sociology, Sociolinguistics and Applied Linguistics

DUBLIN, Ireland--(Business Wire)--
Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/46fedd/conversation_analy)
has announced the addition of the "Conversation Analysis, 2nd Edition"
report to their offering.

Conversation Analysis has become indispensable reading for
students and researchers in sociology, sociolinguistics, applied
linguistics, social psychology, communication studies and
anthropology. "Talk is a central activity in social life. But how is
ordinary talk organized? How do people coordinate their talk in
interaction? And what is the role of talk in wider social processes?
Conversation Analysis has developed over the past forty years as a key
method for studying social interaction and language use. Its unique
perspective and systematic methods make it attractive to an
interdisciplinary audience.

In this second edition of their highly acclaimed introduction, Ian
Hutchby and Robin Wooffitt offer a wide-ranging and accessible
overview of key issues in the field. The second edition has been
substantially revised to incorporate recent developments, including an
entirely new final chapter exploring the contribution of Conversation
Analysis to key issues in social science. The book provides a
grounding in the theory and methods of Conversation Analysis, and
demonstrates its procedures by analyzing a variety of concrete
examples.

Written in a lively and engaging style, Conversation Analysis has
become indispensable reading for students and researchers in
sociology, sociolinguistics, applied linguistics, social psychology,
communication studies and anthropology.

Key Topics Covered:

Preface to second edition.

Transcription Glossary.

Introduction.

PART 1 Principles.

1. What is Conversation Analysis?.

2. Conversational Structures: The Foundations of Conversation
Analysis.

PART 2 Practices.

3. Data and Transcription.

4. Analysing Data I: Building Collections and Identifying
Phenomena.

5. Analysing Data II: Extended Sequences and Single Cases.

PART 3 Implications.

6. Talk in Institutional Settings.

7. Conversation Analysis and Research Interview Data.

8. Extensions of Conversation Analysis.

9. Critical Engagements: Sociology, Psychology and Linguistics.

References

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