Conversation Analysis (CA) as a mode of inquiry is addressed to all forms of talk and other
conduct in interaction, and, accordingly, touches on the concerns of applied linguists at …

BACKGROUND The origins of conversation analysis are to be found in the work of two great
American originators: Erving Goffman and Harold Garfinkel (Schegloff, Z003a). With …

Within the context of primary-care, physician-patient visits, researchers have documented
both patients' low levels of communicative participation (eg, question asking) and the …

In this chapter, 1 I will use conversation analysis to explore some themes that are central in
the clinical theory and practice of psychoanalysis. These themes include interpretation …

Background Video consultations are increasingly seen as a possible replacement for face-to-
face consultations. Direct physical examination of the patient is impossible; however, a …

If the discipline of Conversation Analysis were a tree, the topic of overall structural
organization would represent one of its first growth rings. Emanuel Schegloff commented …

Relying on the methodology of conversation analysis, this article examines a practice in
ordinary conversation characterized by the resaying of a word, phrase, or sentence. The …

This article uses conversation analysis to develop a typology of questions that physicians
use to solicit patients' problems and then tests question–format effects on patients' …

Background The concept of IC as it is used today traces back to Hymes's (1972) view of
communicative competence (CC) as the knowledge of how to use language appropriately in …

When speakers produce “I don't knows” in ordinary conversation, they claim insufficient
knowledge about the matters at hand. Analysis of diverse conversational environments …