Language in qualitative research
Conversation Analysis (CA) and Discourse Analysis (DA) differ from other qualitative research methods in that they treat language as:
A method rather than a theory
A resource rather than a topic
A theory rather than a method
A topic rather than a resource
A topic rather than a resource
Whereas other methods of qualitative research (such as in-depth interviewing and focus groups) treat language as simply the medium through which we access data, CA and DA focus on the way language is used as a topic worthy of study in its own right. Although there are close linkages between CA and DA, CA focuses on spoken language in conversations and DA examines all other forms of language presentation, including transcripts of spoken language.
Reference: Bryman: Social Research Methods: 5th Edition Page(s) 526
Reference: Bryman: Social Research Methods: 5th Edition Page(s) 526
A topic rather than a resource Whereas other methods of qualitative research (such as in-depth interviewing and focus groups) treat language as simply the medium through which we access data, CA and DA focus on the way language is used as a topic worthy of study in its own right. Although there are close linkages between CA and DA, CA focuses on spoken language in conversations and DA examines all other forms of language presentation, including transcripts of spoken language.
Reference: Bryman: Social Research Methods: 5th Edition Page(s) 526
Reference: Bryman: Social Research Methods: 5th Edition Page(s) 526
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B. The way discourses “frame” our understanding of the social world
C. The rhetorical styles used in written and oral communication
D. All of the above
What have conversation analysts found that people generally do to “repair” the damage caused by a “dispreferred response”?
A. Provide justifications for their action
B. Correct themselves and give the preferred response
C. Brazen it out and pretend they don’t care
D. Run away in a panic
What is meant by the term “adjacency pair” in CA?
A. An interviewer and interviewee sitting next to each other
B. Two linked phases of conversation
C. Two similar questions asked in rapid succession
D. A mechanism used to repair an embarrassing mistake
The anti-realist inclination of many DA researchers is controversial because it leads them to assert that:
A. There is no pre-existing material reality that constrains individual action
B. Social structures determine the way individuals use language
C. The technique is incompatible with feminist principles
D. Quantitative research is inherently superior to qualitative research
In a CA transcript, what does the symbol “(.)” stand for?
A. Intake of breath
B. Prolonged sound
C. Emphasis on the next word
D. Slight pause
In CA, the term “indexicality” means that:
A. The meaning of an utterance depends on the context in which it is used
B. Speech acts can be listed and indexed after transcription
C. Words are constitutive of the social world in which they are located
D. People tend to wave their index finger in the air while speaking
Potter & Wetherell use the term “interpretative repertoires” to refer to:
A. The process of making non-factual data appear to be factual
B. The general resources people use to perform discursive acts
C. The frames of reference audiences use to hear messages
D. The stock of academic knowledge people draw upon in sociology
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