Conversation Analysis - social psychology Flashcards
1
Q
Who came up with Conversation analysis?
A
Harvey Sacks
2
Q
In social interaction, what is language?
A
highly ordered and patterned
3
Q
Why was Sacks’ idea about ordered talk radical at the time?
A
Linguistics considered everyday interaction to be messy and disorganised
4
Q
What did Sacks study?
A
Used radio recordings of LA suicide prevention hotline and studied the language used and how it framed and influenced social interaction
5
Q
Is Sacks’ CA approach scientific?
A
Yes. Sacks tried to develop a formal scientific approach. However, it is based on real events rather than using lab experiments which produce purely quantitive data
