Conversation Analysis and Transcription Notation

Abstract

This work will vividly look at the definitions and semantic interpretations of conversation analysis by various linguistic experts and luminaries. It will take a critical look at the purpose and aims of conversation analysis. The work will also take a close look at adjacency pairs and its substructures, advantages, limitations and future directions of conversation analysis, focus of conversation analysis, inter-subjective understanding, transcription, transcription notation, transcription notation symbols, notable notation symbols, data for conversation analysis, data for conversation analysis and importance of recorded data in conversation analysis.