How to explain conversation analysis to quantitative researchers

Recommended Reading

• Peräkylä, A. (2004). Reliability and validity in research based on naturally occurring social interaction. In D. Silverman (Ed.), Qualitative research: Theory, method and practice (2nd ed., pp. 283-304). London: Sage. (or the 3rd edition)
• Roberts, F., & Robinson, J. D. (2004). Interobserver agreement on first-stage conversation analytic transcription. Human Communication Research, 30(3), 376-410.
• Jack Bilmes, " Preference and the conversation analytic endeavor," (Journal of Pragmatics, 64, 2014: 52-71).
• Parry, R. H., & Land, V. (2013). Systematically reviewing and synthesizing evidence from conversation analytic and related discursive research to inform healthcare communication practice and policy: an illustrated guide. BMC medical research methodology, 13(1), 69.
• Lorenza Mondada's and Galina Bolden & Alexa Hepburn's chapters in Jack Sidnell, Tanya Stivers, (2013), " The Handbook of Conversation Analysis", Malden, MA, Wiley-Blackwell.

Related links / resources

• @Dirkvl, however, points to Stand Up and Be Counted: Why social science should stop using the qualitative/quantitative dichotomy
• Two blog posts: Conversation Analysis for Geeks - a 5 minute presentation of CA for computer science nerds, and a related post on 3 recurrent complaints about Conversation Analysis I have experienced in my quantitatively oriented cognitive science department --SaulAlbert (talk) 12:54, 4 December 2014 (CET)

Credits

This page is based on an original thread thread initiated by Mario Veen on the Languse mailing list.