Sequence Organization in Interaction
by Emanuel A.
Schegloff
First published 2007
Much of our daily lives are spent talking to one another, in
both ordinary conversation and more specialized settings such as meetings,
interviews, classrooms, and courtrooms. It is largely through conversation that
the major institutions of our society - economy, religion, politics, family and
law - are implemented. This book by Emanuel Schegloff, the first in a series
and first published in 2007, introduces the findings and theories of conversation
analysis. Together, the volumes in the series constitute a complete and
authoritative 'primer' in the subject. The topic of this first volume is
'sequence organization' - the ways in which turns-at-talk are ordered and
combined to make actions take place in conversation, such as requests, offers,
complaints, and announcements. Containing many examples from real-life
conversations, it will be invaluable to anyone interested in human interaction
and the workings of conversation.