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Lesson 4 Conversation Analysis PART 2 - 221124 - 005132
Lesson 4 Conversation Analysis PART 2 - 221124 - 005132
Analysis: PART 2:
Transcription system:
It was originally developed by Gail
Jefferson, one of the founders of C.A, in
the 1960s.
Purpose:
It aims to represent on paper what had
been captured (what is said and how it is
said including visible behaviors) in audio
recordings in ways that would be detailed
enough to preserve and bring to light the
relevant elements (and all the elements)
of the recorded talk.
Transcription codes and
conventions:
Conversation analysts work on data
(recorded talk/conversation), by firstly
doing data transcription {coding} while
listening to the recording or while it is
directly produced.
Analysts then trace the recurrence of
features (pitch, pause, stress, pace,
intonation..) and assign specific
codes/signs ( [, <>, (()), (.) ), and seeing
how speakers react to them. Transcription
often involves additional information about
non verbal communication and the way in
which people say things.