Conversational Analysis

 Talk cannot be analysed because it was too unstructured and random. So we focus more research on written text.

But then Conversation analysis proves that there is order in talk (systematic)—we’re analysing the ”mundane”, the routine. Each practice like greetings, pauses, and appropriate actions for each different context. Conversations automatically adheres to either convention/or lack thereof, but ultimately conversation is orderly. No matter what you say, it will fitted into sense and meaning. When we hear something uttered/not uttered, we can expect something to follow in its path. We can predict this because of past experience.

We can generalise an encounter when we analyse extensive records through extremely detailed transcripts (pitch, tone, pauses, stuttering, all the messiness of discourse)

Turn-taking, a Dance that unfolds over time: in conversation structures. (TRP) transition relevance place= point in conversation indicating a change of turn (usually unconscious) —can be mis-projected.

Structures

-Adjacency: agreeing appealing to faces/or not

-Repairs: in conversation initiated and repaired by self or others

Field of Researcher Bias

It is a convention that when you want to continue your turn, and someone is interjecting, you can raise your voice and speak faster,

But the reverse, which is a continuation of speech in the same manner disregarding the interjected could also be valid, but that lack of speeding up and getting louder also represents a certain projection; could be calm command, not wanting to seem aggressive, a projection of stability etc.