Talk in Action examines the language, identity, and interaction of social institutions, introducing students to the research methodology of Conversation Analysi

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

The news interview has become a major vehicle for presenting broadcast news and political commentary, and a primary interface between the institutions of journa

The act of questioning is the primary speech interaction between an institutional speaker and someone outside the institution. These roles dictate their languag

Language and social interaction is a vibrant area of inquiry with numerous journals devoted to its study. Although well represented at major international confe