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Sequence Organization in Interaction

Schegloff's foundational account of how turns are sequenced in conversation, covering adjacency pairs, pre-sequences, insertions, and the mechanisms that make dialogue coherent

by Emanuel A. Schegloff

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The first in a new series on conversation analysis, the study of talk in interaction. This volume looks at the ways in which turns-at-talk are ordered to make actions take place in conversation.

Why I picked it up
Schegloff's conversation analysis is foundational for understanding how turns and sequences actually work in dialogue. Essential reading for anyone designing conversational systems seriously.
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