Language in qualitative research
What do discourse analysts study?
Forms of communication other than talk
The way discourses “frame” our understanding of the social world
The rhetorical styles used in written and oral communication
All of the above
All of the above
Discourse analysis (DA) has a somewhat wider focus than CA, in that it considers all forms of written and oral communication that convey certain sets of ideas or bodies of knowledge. In particular, discourse analysts tend to study the way language is used to present one version of the world as superior to another, which can be seen as an exercise of power. As in CA, the discourse is seen as constituting social reality rather than simply commenting on it. This means that these words you are now reading are creating meaning as much as they are explaining something and that your research report is an integral part of the meaning constituted for the social objects of your research.
Reference: Bryman: Social Research Methods: 5th Edition Page(s) 531
Reference: Bryman: Social Research Methods: 5th Edition Page(s) 531
All of the above Discourse analysis (DA) has a somewhat wider focus than CA, in that it considers all forms of written and oral communication that convey certain sets of ideas or bodies of knowledge. In particular, discourse analysts tend to study the way language is used to present one version of the world as superior to another, which can be seen as an exercise of power. As in CA, the discourse is seen as constituting social reality rather than simply commenting on it. This means that these words you are now reading are creating meaning as much as they are explaining something and that your research report is an integral part of the meaning constituted for the social objects of your research.
Reference: Bryman: Social Research Methods: 5th Edition Page(s) 531
Reference: Bryman: Social Research Methods: 5th Edition Page(s) 531
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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
Conversation Analysis (CA) and Discourse Analysis (DA) differ from other qualitative research methods in that they treat language as:
A. A method rather than a theory
B. A resource rather than a topic
C. A theory rather than a method
D. A topic rather than a resource
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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