Conversation analysis MCQs

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1. Who is regarded as the founder of conversation analysis?





2. Conversation analysis focuses on:





3. Which method is central to conversation analysis?





4. The concept of “turn-taking” refers to:





5. In CA, “adjacency pairs” include examples like:





6. Who further developed conversation analysis along with Harvey Sacks?





7. A key feature of conversation analysis is:





8. Repair sequences in CA are used to:





9. The symbol “[” in CA transcripts often indicates:





10. The “gap” between turns in a conversation is measured in:





11. Minimal responses like “uh-huh” or “mm” are known as:





12. Which of these is NOT a focus of conversation analysis?





13. The term “floor” in CA refers to:





14. Silence in CA is analyzed as:





15. A pre-sequence in conversation is used to:





16. Who introduced the concept of “frame” in relation to interactional analysis?





17. Conversation analysis originated in which decade?





18. CA primarily studies:





19. What is “overlap” in conversation?





20. The process of returning to a previous topic is called:





21. “Preference organization” in CA refers to:





22. Conversation closings often involve:





23. A “turn-constructional unit” (TCU) refers to:





24. Which is a dispreferred response in adjacency pairs?





25. Conversation analysis is closely linked to:





26. Which type of sequence shows how actions unfold over multiple turns?





27. Laughter in CA is studied as:





28. The analysis of pauses helps researchers understand:





29. Overlaps can be cooperative when they:





30. The use of “you know” or “I mean” in conversation is an example of:





31. Conversation openings often involve:





32. Which is a feature of institutional talk in CA?





33. Which of these is NOT a tool in CA transcription?





34. “Self-repair” in CA means:





35. “Other-repair” refers to:





36. What does a colon (:) indicate in CA transcripts?





37. The concept of “recipient design” in CA means:





38. What is a “transition relevance place” (TRP)?





39. Conversation analysis contributes to:





40. A “sequence-closing third” is:





41. Which is an example of a preferred response?





42. Conversation analysis rejects:





43. In CA, “recipient ratification” refers to:





44. Which term describes subtle cues for upcoming turn changes?





45. The study of “pauses and overlaps” in CA aims to:





46. Conversation analysis is often used in:





47. The term “multi-unit turn” means:





48. Which element is crucial for detailed CA research?





49. CA views interruptions as:





50. Why is conversation analysis important in linguistic anthropology?





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