IntroductionBackgroundSelf-Contextualization in Conversational InteractionGoals and OrganizationDATAThe Type of Data AnalyzedData Sources for Conversation AnalysisProcedures for Data CollectionPreparation of DataTHE LANGUAGE OF CONVERSATIONSpoken and Written LanguageFragmentation of TalkFinal ParticlesFillersEllipsesPostponingVerb MorphologySentence-Final FormsInsertion of Metacommunicational RemarksPropositional TwistingCocreation of an UtteranceQuestions as a Conversation ElicitorRhythmic EnsembleCONVERSATIONAL STRUCTUREInteractional Thematic Structure in ConversationBackgroundFunctional Sentence Perspective and Danes's Theme Progression PatternsTheme, Thematic Fields and Thematic-Turns. Thematic Progression in Conversational InteractionStrategies for the Thematic Manipulation in ConversationCausal Narratives in ConversationBackgroundStructure of the Causal NarrativeAcross the Narrative and the Conversational DiscourseThe Story Recipient as Co-authorConclusionsINTERACTIONAL MANAGEMENT IN CONVERSATIONTurn-Taking Strategy, Syntactic Information and The Global ContextBackground. Review of Previous StudiesDefining the Turn Unit. Identification of Turn-Yielding SignalsThe System of Turn TakingHypotheses Relevant to the Proposed Turn-taking SystemDiscussion and Interpretation of DataSignificance of Rule NoncomplianceBACK-CHANNEL BEHAVIORBackgroundDefining and Identifying Back-channel BehaviorFrequency and Function of Turn-internal Listener Back ChannelDiscourse Context of Back ChannelConclusionsHEAD MOVEMENT AS A NONVERBAL SIGNBackgroundExploring Functions of Head Movement in the Turn-taking ContextFrequencies of Head MovementConclusionsVARIABILITY IN CONVERSATIONCONVERSATION MANAGEMENT IN CONTRASTBackgroundEarlier Contrastive AnalysisToward Contrastive Conversation AnalysisOn the "Equivalence" for ContrastCasual Conversation in the United StatesSome Aspects of Contrastive Conversation Analysis between Japanese and American EnglishConclusionsConversational Variablilty and Social ConceptualizationBackgroundConversational VariabilityCognitive and Social Undercurrent for Conversational VariabilitySelf-Contextualization in Language, Language Use and SocietyImplications for Intercultural CommunicationEpilogueConcluding RemarksAppendicesReferencesAuthor IndexSubject Index
