Changing the Topic: An Interactional Linguistics Analysis of Topic Flow in English Conversation
Ronald Geluykens
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Changing the Topic: An Interactional Linguistics Analysis of Topic Flow in English Conversation

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This book presents an in-depth analysis of how discourse topics are introduced, maintained, and closed in British English conversation. It highlights the crucial role of real-time negotiation and turn-taking in ensuring cohesive topic flow. Using an inductive, bottom-up approach, the book explores topicality through an operational definition grounded in the traditional Discourse Analysis (DA) concept of given versus new information. This operational framework is used to identify potential topic shifts and is complemented by a detailed micro-analysis of interactional sequences. Inspired by Conv...