The Foundations of Conversation Analysis Conversation Analysis (CA) is an established, highly meticulous interdisciplinary field dedicated to the empirical study of naturally occurring human interaction. At its core, CA systematically examines the structure, organization, and sequential properties of verbal and non-verbal social interaction, with a primary focus on spoken language in everyday and institutional settings. […]
ISOCHRONY: Measuring Temporal Coordination in Human Interaction Introduction Isochronicity, or temporal coordination, is an important factor in social interaction, both in terms of managing conversations and in facilitating interpersonal understanding. This article reviews the literature on isochrony, providing an overview of the concept and its application in research. We discuss the various approaches used to […]
Ethnomethodology: The Study of Social Order The Core Definition of Ethnomethodology Ethnomethodology is an influential, interdisciplinary field of inquiry, primarily situated within sociology and social psychology, dedicated to studying the common-sense methods (the “ethno-methods”) by which members of a society produce and manage the continuous sense of social order. The core definition centers on the […]
Turn Taking: The Organization of Conversation The Core Definition of Conversational Turn Taking Turn taking is fundamentally defined as the set of mechanisms and conventions used by participants in a spoken interaction to manage the distribution of speaking rights, ensuring that only one person speaks at a time and that the transitions between speakers occur […]