CONVERSATION ANALYSIS : A REPORT ON MINI RESEARCH

Abstract

This article demonstrates several aspects of the conversation analytic approach as
revealed from the transcribed data. Through Conversation Analysis (CA), it is
revealed that preference organization, another aspect of sequence organization,
does occur in the communication. Moreover, CA shows the constitution of the
meaning of utterances through sequential reasoning. CA also illustrates that the
methods by which participants make sense of their talk may be (re-)specified and
(re-)negotiated in the course of interaction.
Keywords: conversation analysis, turn-taking, adjacency pairs, preferred response,
dispreferred response