Conversation Analysis (Research Methodology)

Conversation Analysis, Practitioner Based Research, Reflexivity and Reflective Practice: Some Exploratory Remarks

by William Housley

Ethnographic Studies: Issue No. 5 (Autumn 2000)


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ABSTRACT

During the course of this paper we intend to explore some possibilities that relate to... more ABSTRACT

During the course of this paper we intend to explore some possibilities that relate to ethnomethodology, conversation analysis, reflexive practice and practitioner based research. We intend to explore the way in which conversation analysis may facilitate some objectives and goals of reflexive practice and practitioner based research within professional practice. In order to fulfil this objective, this paper will discuss and describe the methodological approach of conversation analysis,explore the principles of reflexive practice and practitioner based research and consider the extent to which conversation analysis may be used as a means of fulfilling the aims of these inter-related projects within professional settings.

Key Words: Reflective practice, ethnomethodology, conversation analysis,
practitioner based research,

Review: Applied Conversation Analysis: Intervention and Change in Institutional Talk Charles Antaki (Editor), Palgrave, Basingstoke, UK, 2011, 274 pp., 978-0-230-22996-9, 19.99 GBP, 32.00 USD (paperback)

by Israel Berger

Review of Applied Conversation Analysis edited by Charles Antaki
in press, Journal of Pragmatics

Some Uses of Gestural Responsive Actions

by Israel Berger

Co-authored with John Rae, in press

A central focus of research on gestures in social interaction has been their relationship to the concurrent production... more A central focus of research on gestures in social interaction has been their relationship to the concurrent production of talk. This report concerns situations in which interactants build responsive actions using gestures. We establish analytically relevant differences in approaches to the analysis of concurrent and responsive gestures before demonstrating some uses of gesture in the building of responsive actions.
Previous research has established that gestures that are produced by recipients during the production of talk are often used to show stance. We show that, likewise, stance is often a salient aspect of gestures that occur following initiating actions that ordinarily make a spoken response relevant. Gestural responses may be used to do sensitive interactional work through recipients’ treatment of stance as salient and by exploiting constraints that conditional relevance imposes on responsive actions. Uses of gestural responsive actions include showing stance in a sequential position, using one action type to do another, and showing that talk is forthcoming. The current findings have implications for the treatment of gesture in conversation analysis and other sequentially oriented methodologies.

Keywords
conversation analysis, gesture, responsive action, second pair part, sequence organisation, action formation

Ekberg, S. (2012) Addressing a source of trouble outside of the repair space, Journal of Pragmatics, 44(4): 374–386

by Stuart Ekberg

A body of research in Conversation Analysis has identified a range of structurally-provided positions in which sources... more A body of research in Conversation Analysis has identified a range of structurally-provided positions in which sources of trouble in talk-in-interaction can be addressed using repair. These practices are contained within what Schegloff (1992) calls the repair space. In this paper, I examine a rare instance in which a source of trouble is not resolved within the repair space and comes to be addressed outside of it. The practice by which this occurs is a post-completion account; that is, an account that is produced after the possible completion of the sequence containing a source of trouble. Unlike fourth position repair, the final repair position available within the repair space, this account is not made in preparation for a revised response to the trouble-source turn. Its more restrictive aim, rather, is to circumvent an ongoing difference between the parties involved. I argue that because the trouble is addressed in this manner, and in this particular position, the repair space can be considered as being limited to the sequence in which a source of trouble originates.

"So that's the ureter": The informal logic of discovering work

by Timothy Koschmann

Co-authored with A. Zemel.  Appears in a special issue on "Discovering Work: Ethnomethodological Studies in the Natural Sciences" in  Ethnographic Studies (Issue 12, December 2011).

The modern surgery is in certain ways a living contradiction.  On the one hand, it is a specialized enclave, a... more The modern surgery is in certain ways a living contradiction.  On the one hand, it is a specialized enclave, a place removed where highly-honed skills and complex technologies are applied to accomplish seemingly miraculous feats of reconstruction and healing.  On the other, it is what might be conceived of as a ‘shop floor’ in the sense developed by Garfinkel (2004), that is a mundane workplace in which established procedures are repeatedly and routinely carried out.  As with all shop floors there is a continuing concern with standardization with a view toward improving the consistency of the end product.  As a strictly practical matter, however, every body entered is a terra incognita, a place where the familiar may be difficult to recognize and where the unexpected is sometimes to be found.  In this way, the practical work of surgery resists standardization.  Surgeries, for this reason, inevitably involve discovery and, hence, the potential relevance of our current study to a special issue on the work of discovering.

Dialogue in World English Literatures: A Comparison of Parent-Child Conversations in Short Stories from Three Varieties of English

by Robert Troyer

(2007). Ph.D. dissertation. Chulalongkorn University, English as an International Language Program.

Within the Southeast Asian region, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines maintain the largest communities of... more Within the Southeast Asian region, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines maintain the largest communities of writers of locally produced English fiction. The English used to in Malaysia and Singapore can be regarded as one variety, distinct from Philippine English and other more widely used varieties. This research analyzed 39 contemporary works of literary short fiction which depicted interaction between parents and their pre-adolescent children. The stories were written in English by local authors in Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, and North America. Stylistic analysis employing a framework of discourse (speech) moves and acts was applied to all of the parent-child dialogues in the stories. This analysis describes how authors depict these relationships through the literary representation of verbal and non-verbal communication.

Quantification and detailed analysis of the data reveal differences in how parent-child interactions are portrayed by authors in different cultures. Though universal aspects of parent-child discourse were found, the Malaysian and Singaporean dialogues were oriented toward hierarchical status relationships, the North American stories portrayed relationships which were oriented toward egalitarian parenting while the Filipino stories demonstrated a balance of the two values but with the most interactive conversational style. This research demonstrates how Stylistics and contemporary English world literature can be used for cross-cultural comparisons and exploration of the sociosemiotic function of literature.

Emotional and Social Immersion in Virtual Worlds : Towards Believable Human-Computer Interaction

by María Lucila Morales-Rodríguez

María Lucila Morales-Rodríguez, Bernard Pavard. Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Computer Science Research CIICC'08. pp.229-235, 2008

In this paper, we propose a pluridisciplinary approach to model emotional and social interfaces through Intelligent... more In this paper, we propose a pluridisciplinary approach to model emotional and social interfaces through Intelligent Virtual Agents. This model has been implemented as a virtual therapist1. Our research are interested in the simulation of the emotional and reflexive’s dimensions of a human interaction. We thought that this kind of simulation could produce a sense of social and emotional immersion, and thus, to improve the human-computer interaction.

Hepburn, A. & Bolden, G. (in press). The conversation analytic approach to transcription.

by Galina Bolden

To appear in The Handbook of Conversation Analysis (Eds. Tanya Stivers and Jack Sidnell). Oxford: Blackwell.

Book Review

by Dr. ESWARAPPA KASI

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Conversation analysis

by Christian Greiffenhagen

Greiffenhagen, C. Conversation analysis. Forthcoming in D. Southerton (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Consumer Culture. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

"En torno a la preferencia como concepto del análisis conversacional"

by Beatriz Gallardo-Paúls

1991. E. Rodríguez y A. López (Eds): Homenaje a Enrique García, Valencia, Universitat, pp. 341-354, ISBN: 84-370-0785-2.

We analize the concept of "preference", proposed by Anita Pomerantz (1984) in the frame of... more We analize the concept of "preference", proposed by Anita Pomerantz (1984) in the frame of ethnomethodological approach to conversation.

"Conversación y conversación cotidiana: sobre una confusión de niveles"

by Beatriz Gallardo-Paúls

1994. Pragmalingüística 2, pp. 151-194.

We want to remark the necessary distinction between two levels in order to define the word "conversation" in... more We want to remark the necessary distinction between two levels in order to define the word "conversation" in a metalinguistic way. When linguistic students speak about
conversation they usually refer to a subespecification: natural or casual conversation.
As we will see, conversation is a pragmatic unity that can be defined by a specific turntaking system. The consideration of social or psychological variables can only be used to establish types of conversational speech events.

"En torno a la preferencia como concepto del análisis conversacional"

by Beatriz Gallardo-Paúls

1991. E. Rodríguez y A. López (Eds): Homenaje a Enrique García, Valencia, Universitat, pp. 341-354, ISBN: 84-370-0785-2.

We analize the concept of "preference", proposed by Anita Pomerantz (1984) in the frame of... more We analize the concept of "preference", proposed by Anita Pomerantz (1984) in the frame of ethnomethodological approach to conversation.

On the Organization of Repair in Multiperson Conversation: The Case of “Other”-Selection in Other-Initiated Repair Sequences

by Galina Bolden

Bolden, G. (2011). On the organization of repair in multiperson conversation: The case of “other”-selection in other-initiated repair sequences. Research on Language and Social Interaction, 44(3), 237-262.

Preference organization of sequence-initiating actions: The case of explicit account solicitations.

by Galina Bolden

Robinson, J. D., & Bolden, G. (2010). Preference organization of sequence-initiating actions: The case of explicit account solicitations. Discourse Studies, 12(4): 501-533.

Soliciting accounts with why-interrogatives in conversation.

by Galina Bolden

Bolden, G., Robinson, J. D. (2011). Soliciting accounts with why-interrogatives in conversation. Journal of Communication, 61(1), 94-119.

News interviews: Clayman and Heritage’s "The News Interview"

by Christian Greiffenhagen

Greiffenhagen, C. (2009). News interviews: Clayman and Heritage's 'The News Interview'. In F. Devine and S. Heath (Eds.), Doing Social Science: Evidence and Methods in Empirical Research, pp. 167-192. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

Demuth, C.; Keller, H.; & Yovsi, R. D. (in press) Cultural Models in Communication with Infants – Lessons from Kikaikelaki, Cameroon and Muenster, Germany

by Carolin Demuth, Dr. phil.

Journal of Early Childhood Research Prepublished April, 23, 2011, DOI: http://ecr.sagepub.com/content/early/2011/04/20/1476718X11403993

Child rearing is a universal task, yet there are differing solutions according to the dynamics of socio-cultural... more Child rearing is a universal task, yet there are differing solutions according to the dynamics of socio-cultural milieu in which children are raised. Cultural models of what is considered good or bad parenting become explicit in every day routine practices. Focusing on early mother-infant interactions in this article we examine the discursive practices and strategies that foster cultural values such as autonomy and relatedness. Drawing on micro-analysis of videotaped mother-infant interactions from middle class families in Muenster, Germany and farming Nso families in Kikaikelaki, Cameroon, we aim at illustrating how diverse discursive strategies construct alternative versions of the child’s experience of self and self-in-relation-to-others. In each case, mothers draw on discursive practices that convey cultural norms and values that fit the relevant cultural context.

Demuth, C. (2011). Die Analyse des Alltagsgeschehens aus kulturpsychologischer Sicht

by Carolin Demuth, Dr. phil.

In: Keller, H. (Hrsg.) Handbuch der Kleinkindforschung (4. komplett überarbeitete Auflage). Göttingen: Huber, S. 746-765

Inhalt:
1. Die Notwendigkeit einer alltagsnahen Kleinkindforschung
1.1 Kleinkindforschung in der... more Inhalt:
1. Die Notwendigkeit einer alltagsnahen Kleinkindforschung
1.1 Kleinkindforschung in der Entwicklungspsychologie
1.2 Kleinkindforschung in der Anthropologie
1.3 Kleinkindforschung in der Soziologie
1.4 Kleinkindforschung in der Kulturpsychologie
1.5 Methodologische Implikationen
2. Methodische Verfahren zur Analyse des Alltagsgeschehens von Kindern
2.1 Ethnographie
2.2 Analyse von Alltagskommunikation
2.2.1 Konversationsanalyse
2.2.2 Diskursanalyse
2.2.3 Dokumentarische Methode
3. Abschließende Überlegungen
4. Literatur

Demuth, C. (in press) Video-based Discourse and Conversation Analysis in Cultural Developmental Psychology: Mother-Infant Interactions in Kikaikelaki/Cameroon and Muenster/Germany

by Carolin Demuth, Dr. phil.

To appear in, K. Schweizer, T. Feliz, M. Kiegelmann, & T. Schielein (eds.). Beyond text: Video and other medium use in qualitative research (Qualitative Psychology Nexus: Vol. 9). Tübingen: Center for Qualitative Psychology.

The present paper aims at examplifying how discourse and conversation analysis of videotaped mother-infant... more The present paper aims at examplifying how discourse and conversation analysis of videotaped mother-infant interactions can be fruitfully applied in developmental psychology research. Special emphasis is given to cultural orientations that become evident in the organization of those interactions. For this purpose, it compares mother-infant interactions among a farming community of Nso in the Western Grassfields of Cameroon and a North German middle class urban community. The focus of the paper lies on methodological questions rather than on presenting the overall results of the study. It will therefore use empirical findings for examplification purposes of the methodological procedures.