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Overview
Conversational analysis is an interdisciplinary field that draws on cognitive science, social psychology, sociology, pragmatics, and the ethnography of communication. These various disciplines provide both qualitative and quantitative foundations for conversational analysis. The ultimate goal of this study is to investigate what communication is: what its goals are, why people talk, and how conversational goals are achieved. The primary concerns of this study are to investigate the interactions among cognition, emotion, and social norms, using the floor model proposed by Edelsky (1981) and Schultz, Florio, and Erickson (1982), and to further develop their model for the analysis of conversational interaction.
Synopsis
Conversational analysis is an interdisciplinary field that draws on cognitive science, social psychology, sociology, pragmatics, and the ethnography of communication. These various disciplines provide both qualitative and quantitative foundations for conversational analysis. The ultimate goal of this study is to investigate what communication is: what its goals are, why people talk, and how conversational goals are achieved. The primary concerns of this study are to investigate the interactions among cognition, emotion, and social norms, using the floor model proposed by Edelsky (1981) and Schultz, Florio, and Erickson (1982), and to further develop their model for the analysis of conversational interaction.
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A presentation of study results based on qualitative and quantitative analyses of Japanese and American conversations using the "floor" model (Edelsky 1981, and Shultz, Florio, and Erickson 1982). The examination investigates the goals of communication, why people talk, and how conversations are achieved, involving empathy and shared social space. Hayashi (Konan Women's U., Japan) concludes that the "floor" concept is universal, but the strategies used to pursue communication goals vary according to gender and sociocultural differences. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)