Talk in Action examines the language, identity, and interaction of social institutions, introducing students to the research methodology of Conversation Analysis. Features a unique focus on real-world applications of CA by examining four institutional domains: calls to emergency numbers, doctor-patient interaction, courtroom trials, and mass communication, Provides a theoretical and methodological overview of the roots of CA, reviewing the main developments and findings of research on talk and social institutions conducted over the past 25 years Showcases the significance of this subject to everyday events, making it ideal for students coming to the field for the first time Written by two leading figures in the field of Conversation Analysis
In this volume leading academics in Interactional Linguistics and Conversation Analysis consider the notion of units for the study of language and interaction. Amongst the issues being explored are the role and relevance of traditionally accepted linguistic units for the analysis of naturally occurring talk, and the identification of new units of conduct in interaction. While some chapters make suggestions on how existing linguistic units can be adapted to suit the study of conversation, others present radically new perspectives on how language in interaction should be described, conceptualised and researched. The chapters present empirical investigations into different languages (Danish, English, Japanese, Mandarin, Swedish) in a variety of settings (private and institutional), considering both linguistic and embodied resources for talk. In addressing the fundamental question of units, the volume pushes at the boundaries of current debates and contributes original new insight into the nature of language in interaction.
How is the task of giving a presentation accomplished? In this insightful book Johanna Rendle-Short unpacks this seemingly simple task to show the complexity that underlies it. Examining the academic presentation as a case in point, she details how seminar presenters interact with the audience and objects around them to produce a coherent whole. Through detailed examination of talk-in-interaction the book throws light on one instance of talk as situated practice, demonstrating both the ordinariness of the academic presentation, and its intricate complexity. While audience members recognize that a seminar is underway, this book shows how this recognition comes about. The Academic Presentation will greatly interest scholars of talk and interaction analysis, situated talk, ethnomethodology and conversation analysis.
The four papers presented in this volume are corpus-based investigations into the meaning of the verbs speak, talk, say and tell. More specifically they want to explore how the scene of linguistic action has been put into perspective by these four high-frequency verbs.
This is the first book to examine the discourse of reality television. Chapters provide rigorous case studies of the discourse practices that characterise a wide range of generic and linguistic/cultural contexts, including dating shows in China and Spain, docudramas in Argentina and New Zealand, and talent shows in the UK and USA.
"Providing both the practical steps for doing discourse analysis and the theoretical justifications for these steps, this book is for students and researchers undertaking discourse analysis."--BOOK JACKET.
Talk, action and belief: How the intentionality model combines attachment-oriented psychodynamic therapy and cognitive behavioural therapy Contents List of illustrations and tables Preface I Overview 1 - The problems of practising The lack of consensus across schools Not justifying practice by empirical research alone Ethical and effective practice Against the provision of a narrow set of interventions 2 - The intentionality of consciousness Overview Eight prerequisites of intentionality for change Some conclusions about single forms of intentionality Composite or complex combinations of intentionality 3 - The intentionality model Mapping experiential differences The commonality of intentionality in talk and action Ten keys to the intentionality model Towards criteria for good practice II Psychodynamics of providing ad receiving care through talk and action 4 - Using attachment theory for understanding relationships The need for an experientially-based theory Defining empathy Husserl's account of empathy The consequences of empathy Intersubjectivity is the social condition for knowledge and understanding Introducing attachment The strange situation Dynamic thinking about attachment The map of attachment 5 - The inter-relation between self and other Professional and personal aspects of attachment One-way and two-way caring The continuum: Avoidance, ambivalence and security Avoidance Ambivalence Security Overview of general insecure attachment dynamics The insecure view of self The insecure view of the other The future of the relationship Conclusion on security 6 - The basics of talking and relating Defining communication The psychological reality of attachment Contemporary research on attachment processes: The dance of attachment The positive contribution of Freud Resistance Mis-empathy Working with resistance and mis-empathy 7 - Working to increase security Overview The dynamics of attachment as the greatest contributory factor Towards a sufficiently secure therapeutic relationship Criteria for promoting secure attachment Introducing the social skills for talking and relating Discussion of bad practice: Criteria for decreasing security Criteria for bad practice On the emotional reactions of therapists Working with client emotions Five recommendations about good practice 8 - Action, choice and motivation Behaviour therapy On choice Practical intentionality as part of the whole The extent of the ego Choosing and wanting Personality and social choices Motivation supports choice Promoting behavioural change as the most ethical therapy Healing through exposure to anxiety III Psychopathology, belief and the treatment of belief 9 - The psychological worldview of the intentionality model Introduction Intentionality as the link between personality, problem, practice and self-management More details on the intentionalities Putting the pieces together: Intentionality, sense, object, context Meaning is a social phenomenon On cultural objects The living sense of self as the basis of personality The basics for a qualitative psychology of self in context Varying senses of self In closing: The use of these ideas 10 - The biopsychosocial view of personalities and problems Introduction Biological Social Psychological Addressing personalities and problems as a whole Personality as social Understanding the defensive function of the personality Discussion Conclusion for the biopsychosocial view 11 - Hermeneutics and belief The argument of this chapter Different interpretations of self at different points in the lifespan Overview of psychological hermeneutics Therapy examples Understanding everyday experience Belief as the result of interpretation The philosophical understanding of belief Husserl on belief Psychological beliefs Implicit and explicit belief Closing discussion 12 - Examples of interpreting belief The work of belief Growing up is learning how to believe Unchanging belief as representative of problems Examples of belief driving self
This book is a bold and innovative analysis of the role of talk in business firms and organizations in general. Like all other organizations, business firms are run primarily through talk. Boden illustrates the significance of conversation analysis as a means of studying organizational structures.
