Abstract
The study of talk-in-interaction is focused on how people conduct social interactions in real world situations, in real-time. The purpose of this article is to provide a primer for understanding talk-in-interaction research, conversation analysis and microanalysis in the AAC field. An overview of talk-in-interaction research and a discussion of important issues in the field will be presented, followed by a tutorial on conducting microanalytic investigations in AAC.
Acknowledgements
The authors wish to express their appreciation for the continued assistance and suggestions by Regina Estrada and for the helpful comments made by the reviewers.
Declaration of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.
This research is funded under grant #H133E080011 from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research and the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research.