Presenting a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of theoretical and descriptive research in the field, The Handbook of Conversation Analysis brings togethe

Presenting a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of theoretical and descriptive research in the field, The Handbook of Conversation Analysis brings togethe

By addressing these and other questions this volume proposes a critical guide to CA and its applications with an extraordinary interview with Emanuel A. Scheglo

The first linguistics-based textbook on conversation analysis, illuminating the universals of interaction across a rich array of languages.

Combining the main findings, methods and analytic techniques of this central approach to language and social interaction, along with real-life examples and step