Psychotherapy is a 'talking cure'- clients voice their troubles to therapists, who listen, prompt, question, interpret and generally try to engage in a positive

This book explores the relationship between conversation analysis and applied linguistics, demonstrating how the analysis of institutional talk can contribute t

Based on the complete transcripts from a marital therapy session, this analysis examines the constructivistic nature of conversation, rhetorical devices used in

Much of everyday work is done through talk between practitioner and client. Conversation Analysis is the close inspection of people's use of language in interac

Presenting a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of theoretical and descriptive research in the field, The Handbook of Conversation Analysis brings togethe