The Epistemic Engine: Sequence Organization and Territories of Knowledge

This article reviews a range of conversation analytic findings concerning the role of information imbalances in the organization of conversational sequences. Considering sequences launched from knowing and unknowing epistemic stances, it considers the role of relative epistemic stance and status as...

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Published in:Research on language and social interaction Vol. 45; no. 1; pp. 30 - 52
Main Author: Heritage, John
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia Taylor & Francis Group 01.01.2012
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
Subjects:
Conversation
Conversation Analysis
Conversational Analysis
Epistemology
Interpersonal communication
Knowledge
Production
Sequences
ISSN:0835-1813, 1532-7973
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Summary:This article reviews a range of conversation analytic findings concerning the role of information imbalances in the organization of conversational sequences. Considering sequences launched from knowing and unknowing epistemic stances, it considers the role of relative epistemic stance and status as warrants for the production of talk and as forces in the process of sequence production and decay.
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ISSN:0835-1813
1532-7973
DOI:10.1080/08351813.2012.646685