Analytic Affordance: Transcripts as Conventionalised Systems in Discourse Studies.

This article explores the role of transcripts in the analysis of social action. Drawing on a study of the interactional processes in optometry consultations, we show how our interest in the rhythm of reading letters from a chart arose serendipitously from our orientation to transcription conventions...

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Published in:	Sociology Vol. 48; no. 4; pp. 780 - 795
Main Authors:	Gibson, Will, Webb, Helena, Lehn, Dirk vom
Format:	Article
Published:	Sage Publications Inc. Aug2014
Subjects:	Action research Social science research Conversation analysis Discourse analysis Medical transcription
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