discourse analysis Flashcards
what did Schegloff, 1997 say
A large part of our social activities are performed through language; language and talk do not exist in some conceptual realm – language is a medium for action (Schegloff, 1997)
what did Drew 1984; 1986 say
Rejections can make people feel uncomfortable so they try to stop them before they happen (Drew 1984; 1986).
what does discursive psych focus on
Discursive psychology focuses on the everyday management of relations between mental states and an external world (Edwards & Potter, 2017)
Common sense psychology is defined ….
Common sense psychology is defined as DP’s topic rather than rival
what does discusrive psych study
How does one of the parties in a relationship counselling session build a description of troubles that indirectly blames the other party and places the onus on them to change (Edwards, 1997)?
How does a speaker show that they are not prejudiced, while developing a damning version of an entire ethnic group (Wetherell & Potter, 1992)?
How do narratives in sex offender therapy sessions manage issues of blame, and how can this be misidentified as a ‘cognitive distortion’ (Auburn, 2005)?
Previously qualitative researchers became immersed in the environment they were studying – e.g. move into the culture or organization and experience what was like to be a part of it.
Who?
Zimbardo (1971) – fully involved in the experiment
Rosenhan (1973) On being sane in insane places
More contemporary research looks at every day, naturalistic interactions
Dead scientist test!!
Rather than approaching measurement with the idea of constructing a fixed instrument or set of questions, allow the questions to emerge and change as you become familiar with what you are studying.
what is discourse analysis
Speech and actions are recorded, both of which are coded for later analysis (usually using Jefferson method of transcription but not always: Jefferson, 2004).
It emphasises the ways in which versions of reality are accomplished through language.
Usually naturally occurring data (which is where Frank comes in)
what is Jefferson Method
transcription notation
The benefits tape recording include:
The benefits tape recording include:
The researcher can concentrate and listen and respond better
The discussion flows better when there are no distractions
In note taking there is an increased risk of the researcher being more subjective
The entire interview/observation is recorded, which gives a better, more holistic picture of what is going on
The participants may feel less observed if the tape recorded is used in a discreet way
During analysis, the researcher has the opportunity to go back over material
not only does DA different epistemological assumptions but also …
not only does DA different epistemological assumptions but also ontological assumptions
A discourse analysist would be interested in …
A discourse analysist would be interested in how that memory is constructed within their language. And how is it received by others in the conversation
- Events are built out of a ….
- Events are built out of a variety of pre-exisiting linguistic resources
- Construction implies active selection – some resources are …
- Construction implies active selection – some resources are omitted; some included
- Construction emphasizes …
- Construction emphasizes the potent, consequential nature of accounts
at the heart of discourse analyssi
- Language is used for a variety of functions
- Language is both constructed and constructive
- There will be considerable variation in accounts AND THAT’S OKAY!
- That said, conversations usually follow a certain convention and when they deviate from this there can be interactional trouble and that can be really interesting for a researcher (think back to our Friend’s clip)
- The constructive and flexible ways in which language is used should themselves become a central topic
