Analysis of Conversational Structure

Name: Analysis of Conversational Structure
ISBN: 9787301082225

刘虹Peking University Press · ChinaAug 2025

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Word count: 91K words
Chapters: 73
ISBN: 9787301082225

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Summary

This book approaches the study of conversational structure from a linguistic perspective, critically drawing on the theories and methods of the American conversation analysis school to examine the structure and interactional rules of everyday Chinese conversation, and supplementing, revising, and refining the problems in the relevant theories and methods.

Editor's review

This book approaches conversation structure research from a linguistic perspective, critically absorbing the theories and methods of the American conversation analysis school, and examines the structure and interactional rules of everyday Chinese conversation. Its highlight lies in not being content with mere introduction, but supplementing and revising the problems in relevant theories and methods, reflecting an awareness of dialogue between local language materials and theory. For readers studying pragmatics, discourse analysis, or conversation analysis, this book provides operable analytical perspectives and helps turn phenomena such as turn-taking and repair mechanisms in everyday dialogue into discussable questions. When reading, it is recommended to combine real conversation corpora for small observational exercises, comparing them with the analytical framework in the book while reading, to avoid merely memorizing terminology.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Linguistics students taking courses in conversation analysis and discourse analysis
Researchers and graduate students interested in the structure of everyday Chinese conversation
Readers in pragmatics and sociolinguistics who need a local corpus analysis perspective
Teachers of Chinese as a foreign language who hope to understand interactional rules to improve teaching

Not a good fit for

Complete beginners with no linguistics background
General readers looking only for popular communication-skills books
Readers expecting a systematic overview of the entire American conversation analysis school

Reading tips

Read the introduction first to understand the author's stance on selecting from the conversation analysis school, then move on to the specific analytical chapters
While reading, note the analytical framework and try applying it to a short conversation you have collected
For the theoretical critique sections, read alongside the original works or related papers to understand the targeted nature of the revisions
After reading, organize the key points of Chinese conversational structure and interactional rules into your own analytical notes

About the publisher

Peking University Press China · Founded in 1979

Peking University Press is a comprehensive university press whose publishing areas cover classical literature, popular science, social culture, world history, Western philosophy, and culture. Its catalogue contains 6,031 titles, with representative books including A Dream of Red Mansions, Relativity: The Special and General Theory (15th Edition) (with Einstein's classic papers on unified field theory and other topics), Elements, Conics, The Aristocratic Families of the Eastern Jin, The Philosophy of Mythology (Volume I), The Philosophy of Mythology (Volume II), and The Origin of Continents and Oceans. Representative authors include Cao Xueqin, Zhou Ruchang, Albert Einstein, Euclid, Apollonius, Tian Yuqing, Schelling, and Xian Gang. The press has developed distinctive strengths in classical Chinese literature and in the translation of Western philosophical classics, while also covering scientific classics and social and cultural studies. As public information is limited, this description is based only on the books in the catalogue and offers no further extrapolation.

版权信息
前言
1 序论
1.1 关于话语分析
1.1.1 什么是话语分析
1.1.2 话语分析产生的背景
1.2 关于会话分析
1.2.1 什么是会话分析
1.2.2 会话分析产生的背景
1.2.3 会话分析的代表性研究
1.3 会话分析方法
1.3.1 会话材料的收录
1.3.2 会话的转写方式
2 话轮
2.1 话轮的定义与形式
2.1.1 话轮的定义
2.1.2 构成话轮的言语形式
2.2 非话轮和半话轮
2.2.1 反馈项目
2.2.2 附属话轮
2.2.3 未完成话轮
2.2.4 听话人完成说话人的话轮
3 话轮交接
3.1 话轮交接规则
3.2 转换关联位置的判断
3.3 选择下一个说话人的方式
3.3.1 注视
3.3.2 称呼
3.3.3 语境和背景知识
3.4 听话人的自选方式
3.4.1 索取话轮信号
3.4.2 正常的自选方式
3.4.3 非正常自选方式
3.5 重叠
3.5.1 重叠的原因及其特点
3.5.2 重叠纠正规则
3.6 停顿和沉默
3.6.1 停顿
3.6.2 沉默
3.7 保持话轮的技巧
4 对答结构
4.1 对答的特征
4.2 对答类型的分析与归纳
4.2.1 问题的提出
4.2.2 对答的归类原则
4.2.3 对答的类型
4.3 对答的形式结构
4.3.1 毗邻式对答
4.3.2 嵌入式对答
4.3.3 毗邻与嵌入综合式
4.4 会话实例分析
5 会话的开头
5.1 陌生人之间会话的开头方式
5.1.1 陌生人之间会话的定义
5.1.2 陌生人之间的会话类型
5.1.3 各类陌生人会话开头的共性
5.1.4 各类陌生人会话开头的特性
5.2 熟人之间的会话开头
5.2.1 熟人之间与陌生人之间的会话开头的异同
5.2.2 熟人之间会话开头的类型
5.2.3 熟人之间的称呼方式
6 会话的结尾
6.1 非程式化会话的结尾
6.1.1 结尾前的准备
6.1.2 预示结尾
6.1.3 协商序列
6.1.4 告别前序列
6.1.5 告别序列
6.2 程式化会话的结尾
结语
转写符号及用该符号转写的语料集
主要参考文献
索引

FAQ

Can I understand it without a linguistics background?

This book is aimed at linguistics readers, and its terminology and analytical framework present a certain threshold. Readers with no foundation may be hindered by the professional concepts of conversation analysis; it is recommended to first acquire basic knowledge of pragmatics or discourse analysis before reading.

How is this book different from foreign works on conversation analysis?

This book is not a mere translation or introduction; it takes everyday Chinese conversation as its research object and, while absorbing the theories and methods of the American conversation analysis school, supplements and revises their problems, carrying a problem awareness of local corpus analysis.

Is it suitable for use as a textbook?

This book has a textbook-style research-oriented writing and is suitable as a reference book or thematic reading material for linguistics-related courses. Whether to use it as the main textbook depends on the course design; teachers are advised to arrange chapters in conjunction with corpus exercises.

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About the author

刘虹 Author

Liu Hong is an author about whom limited public information is available. Her known works span such common categories as inspirational growth, management, and examinations, covering a notably wide range. Judging from the three titles in the collection, she attends both to the linguistic mechanisms of interpersonal communication and to equity and investment issues in start-ups, and has also compiled a practical training guide for software technology fundamentals, suggesting a writing orientation that combines theoretical analysis with hands-on training. Conversational Structure Analysis addresses how everyday talk is organized; Research on the Heterogeneity of Equity Investors in Start-ups concerns entrepreneurial financing and governance; and A Practical Training Guide to Software Technology Fundamentals serves course teaching and skills practice. Though varied in subject, these works share a clear, orderly structure and a close connection to practical application. Since her dates of birth and death, nationality, and educational background remain unconfirmed, no inferences are made here; readers may consult the individual titles to understand her writing style and influence.