Structures of Social ActionJ. Maxwell Atkinson, John Heritage Bringing together thirteen original papers by leading American and British researchers, this volume reflects fresh 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 topical 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
1 Introduction | 1 |
ORIENTATIONS | 17 |
2 Notes on methodology | 21 |
3 On some questions and ambiguities in conversation | 28 |
PREFERENCE ORGANIZATION | 53 |
some features of preferreddispreferred turn shapes | 57 |
5 Subsequent versions of invitations offers requests and proposals dealing with potential or actual rejection | 102 |
6 Speakers reportings in invitation sequences | 129 |
10 Notes on story structure and the organization of participation | 225 |
sequential organization in speech and body movement | 247 |
12 On some gestures relation to talk | 266 |
ASPECTS OF RESPONSE | 297 |
13 A changeofstate token and aspects of its sequential placement | 299 |
14 On the organization of laughter in talk about troubles | 346 |
some techniques for inviting applause | 370 |
EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES AS SOCIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA | 411 |
7 Pursuing a response | 152 |
TOPIC ORGANIZATION | 165 |
the use of topic initial elicitors | 167 |
9 On stepwise transition from talk about a trouble to inappropriately nextpositioned matters | 191 |
THE INTEGRATION OF TALK WITH NONVOCAL ACTIVITIES | 223 |
16 On doing being ordinary | 413 |
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