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Conversation analysis

 

Method for analysing communication using recordings of conversations.

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Its theoretical focus is on identifying and characterising the ‘machinery’ underlying talk and social relations.

Detailed transcriptions of recorded conversations that document both what was said and how it was said are produced and analysed looking for recurrent patterns within and across the data.

Foundational paper (s)

Leydon GM, Barnes RK. Conversation analysis. Qualitative research in health care. 2020 Jan 15:135-50.