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

Now in its second edition, this volume offers a strong synthesis of classic and current work in conversation analysis (CA), usefully encapsulated in a model of

This introduction is designed to give an overview of conversation analysis. It begins by locating conversation analysis as a methodology amongst other methodolo

Talk is a central activity in social life. But how is ordinary talk organized? How do people coordinate their talk in interaction? And what is the role of talk

This collection assembles early, yet previously unpublished research into the practices that organize conversational interaction by many of the central figures