Doing Conversation Analysis: A Practical Guide (Introducing Qualitative Methods series)

By Paul Ten Have

Book Overview

'An inspiration to new and experienced researchers alike about methods of analysis that can be applied in qualitative interview research. The book is very 'user friendly and approaches it subject matter from a straight-forward and common sense point of view...The book can definitely be recommended to students and practitioners alike as a valuable contribution in the field of qualitative methodology - Nyhedsbrev Conversation analysis (CA) has developed into one of the major approaches to analyzing speech in the disciplines of linguistics, communication, anthropology and sociology. This book is the first to provide hands-on experience in training to use this invaluable methodology. The process of doing conversation analysis is outlined in sections which cover: an introduction to the approach and specific methodology of CA, making and transcribing recordings, analytic strategies in CA, applying CA, and writing up and publishing results. Most chapters have detailed examples of actual recordings of interactional talk in ordinary settings, and all end with suggested practical exercises and further reading.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761955860
• ISBN13: 9780761955863
• Release Date: February 1999
• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

One of the best introductions on how to do C.A.

Paul's book is excellent at conveying the 'ethos' or manner in which conversation analysts approach their data. This 'aesthetic' of the systematicity of human interaction is one of the hardest aspects for learners to grasp, and yet is crucial to the development of further innovations in this research area.Contrary to the opinion of one other reviewer, this book *does* discuss 'methodology', but not in the way most social science textbooks do: as a static, cookbook formula for churning out 'findings'. Instead, this book helps one to understand how to look at seemingly 'bland' aspects of human interaction, and see which places might have systematic variation and depth to them which can be described in detail. This is an excellent book for undergrads, grad. students and others learning, (or re-tooling and refreshing) their craft.