Book description
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
Steven Clayman
is Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Los Angeles.
He has written extensively on topics relating to conversation analysis
and is co-author, with John Heritage, of
The News Interview:
Journalists and Public Figures on the Air
(2002).
John Heritage is Professor of Sociology at the University of
California, Los Angeles. His publications include Garfinkel and
Ethnomethodology (1984) and Communication in Medical Care:
Interaction between Primary Care Physicians and Patients (2006).
