Joe Blythe

TL;DR: A systematic comparison of conversation in a broad sample of the world’s languages reveals a universal system for the real-time resolution of frequent breakdowns in communication and offers support for the pragmatic universals hypothesis.

TL;DR: The authors report on a cross-linguistic investigation of the conversational structure of other-initiated repair (also known as collaborative repair, feedback, requests for clarification, or grounding sequences).

TL;DR: This dissertation concerns itself with the work that is achieved through an interactional process where information is transferred from current speakers to the recipients of their talk, and the interactional approach adopted is one that combines the "micro" of conversation analysis with the "macro" of genealogically grounded anthropological linguistics.

TL;DR: It is found that expressions of gratitude in these episodes are remarkably rare, suggesting that social reciprocity in everyday life relies on tacit understandings of rights and duties surrounding mutual assistance and collaboration.

TL;DR: A state-of-the-art review of conversational repair, with contributions from internationally recognized leaders in the field of conversation analysis, can be found in this article, where the authors present a survey of the state of the art.