A simplest systematics for the organization of turn-taking for conversation

Harvey Sacks; Emanuel A. Schegloff; Gail Jefferson · Language · 1974

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Harvey Sacks; Emanuel A. Schegloff; Gail Jefferson

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The organization of taking turns to talk is fundamental to conversation, as well as to other speech-exchange systems. A model for the turn-taking organization for conversation is proposed, and is examined for its compatibility with a list of grossly observable facts about conversation. The results of the examination suggest that, at least, a model for turn-taking in conversation will be characterized as locally managed, party-administered, interactionally controlled, and sensitive to recipient design. Several general consequences of the model are explicated, and contrasts are sketched with turn-taking organizations for other speech-exchange systems.

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Sacks, H, Schegloff, E. A, & Jefferson, G. (1974). A simplest systematics for the organization of turn-taking for conversation. https://doi.org/10.2307/412243

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Sacks, Harvey, et al. "A simplest systematics for the organization of turn-taking for conversation." 1974. https://doi.org/10.2307/412243.

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Sacks, Harvey, Emanuel A. Schegloff, and Gail Jefferson. 1974. "A simplest systematics for the organization of turn-taking for conversation.". https://doi.org/10.2307/412243.

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Sacks, H, Schegloff, E. A. and Jefferson, G. 1974, A simplest systematics for the organization of turn-taking for conversation, Language, available at: https://doi.org/10.2307/412243 [Accessed 10 Aug. 2026].

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Title: A simplest systematics for the organization of turn-taking for conversation

Author / contributors: Harvey Sacks; Emanuel A. Schegloff; Gail Jefferson

Publisher: Language

Publication year: 1974

Language: English

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