Demonstrating how the methods and findings of conversation and discourse analysis may inform the development of empirical research questions, this text offers c

By addressing these and other questions this volume proposes a critical guide to CA and its applications with an extraordinary interview with Emanuel A. Scheglo

This is the book for introducing and getting to grips with conversation analysis. Accessible, comprehensive and very applied. - Steven Wright, Lancaster Univers

The first linguistics-based textbook on conversation analysis, illuminating the universals of interaction across a rich array of languages.

This book explores the relationship between conversation analysis and applied linguistics, demonstrating how the analysis of institutional talk can contribute t