Structures of social action : studies in conversation analysis / edited by J. Maxwell Atkinson and John Heritage.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Atkinson, J. Maxwell (John Maxwell)

Contributor:

Atkinson, J. Maxwell (John Maxwell)

Heritage, John

Cambridge University Press.

Series:

Studies in emotion and social interaction

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conversation analysis.

Oral communication.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 446 pages.)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press ; Paris : Editions de la Maison des Sciences de l'homme, 1984.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Bringing together thirteen original papers by leading American and British researchers, this volume reflects recent developments in the increasingly influential field of conversation analysis. It begins by outlining the theoretical and methodological foundations of the field and goes on to develop some of the main themes that have emerged from recent empirical research. These include the organisation of preference, topic, non-vocal activities, and apparently spontaneous responses such as laughter and applause. The collection represents the most comprehensive statement yet to be published on this type of research.

Contents:

Machine derived contents note: Preface

Transcript notation

1. Introduction John Heritage and J. Maxwell Atkinson

Part I. Orientations: 2. Notes on methodology Harvey Sacks

3. On some questions and ambiguities in conversation Emanuel A. Schegloff

Part II. Preference Organization: 4. Agreeing and disagreeing with assessments: some features of preferred/dispreferred turn shapes Anita Pomerantz

5. Subsequent versions of invitations, offers, requests, and proposals, dealing with potential or actual rejection Judy Davidson

6. Speakers' reportings in invitation sequences Paul Drew

7. Pursuing a response Anita Pomerantz

Part III. Topic Organization: 8. Generating topic: the use of topic initial elicitors Graham Button and Neil Casey

9. On stepwise transition from talk about a trouble to inappropriately next-positioned matters Gail Jefferson

Part IV. The Integration of Talk With Nonvocal Activities: 10. Notes on story structure and the organization of participation Charles Goodwin

11. Talk and recipiency: sequential organization in speech and body movement Christian Health

12. On some gestures' relation to talk Emanuel A. Schegloff

Part V. Aspects of Response: 13. A change-of-state token and aspects of its sequential placement John Heritage

14. On the organization of laughter in talk about troubles Gail Jefferson

15. Public speaking and audience responses: some techniques for inviting applause J. Maxwell Atkinson

Part VI. Everyday Activities as Sociological Phenomena: 16. On doing 'being ordinary' Harvey Sacks

References

Subject index

Index of names.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 430-440) and index.

Electronic reproduction. Cambridge Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780511665868

0511665865

Publisher Number:

99989738551

9780521318624

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.