This article introduces the special issue of Research on Language and Social Interaction
organized around the theme “Opening and Maintaining Face-to-Face Interaction.” The …

This paper examines how callers to an NHS complaints helpline get to “tell their story.” As
project-based institutional calls, the closure of a complaints call is observably organized …

Silence takes on meaning based on the contexts of its occurrence. This is especially true in
social interactions: consider the difference between silence after" lemme think," and silence …

This article analyzes naturally occurring video‐recorded openings during which participants
make the sensory social through the action of registering—calling joint attention to a …

This article examines sniffing in everyday conversations. It builds on prior conversation
analytic research on respiratory conduct, which has shown how things like inbreaths, sighs …

Análisis de la Conversación: fundamentos, metodología y alcances ofrece la primera
introducción comprehensiva al Análisis de la Conversación (AC) en español y con datos …

One of the defining characteristics of extremist movements is the adherence to an ideology
highly antagonistic to the status quo and one that permits or explicitly promotes the use of …

Objective To examine transitions out of prognostic talk in interactions between clinicians and
the relatives and friends of imminently dying hospice patients. Methods Conversation …

The article explores how social interaction is accomplished through intertwined verbal and
bodily conduct, focusing on directive actions that include a second-person imperative form of …

This chapter focuses on question-answer sequences in online university teaching. We
analyze how lecturers and students organize both individual and interactional conduct after …