Worlds of Talk: The Presentation of Self in Everyday Conversation

Preface and Acknowledgements ix

Transcription Conventions xiv

1 The Interaction Order and the Self 1

2 Pragmatic and Phenomenological Foundations of Interactionism 21

3 Pronouns, Interactional Roles, and the Construction of a Conversation 42

4 Gender and Talk: Ideology and Interaction 77

5 How to Do Things with Friends: Altercasting and Recipient Design 100

6 Small Disagreements: Character Contests and Working Consensus 120

7 Conclusions 140

Appendix: Data and Methods 150

Notes 156

References 164

Index 179