Types of Talk Modes of Responses and Data-Led Analytic Strategies

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

To summarize the strategies presented here, analyze the type of talk in the interview rather than the topics being discussed. This analytic use of form can both enrich and expand analysis. linking it and developing it theoretically. The strategies are:
1. Trace the course of the interview to highlight the story line and to identify transitions and the function of the examples. Examine the transcript for level of generality because this enhances the scope of the study and reduces sampling.
2. Identify the threads and themes of each interview to determine if the story line is comprehensive or in parallel form. Mapping the interview threads and themes facilitates the merging of stories and the development of a generalized story.
3. Map the emotional intensity of the interview. Rote interviews are less rich than interviews that contain the story told for the first time-that is, when a participant is putting his or her story together for the first time. If the story is too hard to tell, it will have gaps and omissions.
4. Identify the level of sophistication or level of education of the participant. Does the interview consist of regurgitated book learning? Reveal a desire to please? Is there a theoretical overlay in the data? Or has the participant a political or religious agenda? It is important to remember that decisions to incorporate or to discard these data depend on the research questions asked. If you decide to discard the data, do not erase it; simply put it aside in case you realize later in the study that it was more significant than previously thought.
5. Seek and identify the linguistic features in other interviews, seek contextual explanation, and seek theoretical rationale. Look for the unexpected use of pronouns in references to self and to the other. Check occurrences in the participant's and others' interviews. Seek contextual explanation and theoretical rationale.
In this chapter, I have tried to demonstrate a different perspective for conducting textual analysis, which, if used, will move the analysis beyond a content/category sort. Original insights into transcripts or new questions and theoretical insights may be developed by analyzing the use of pronouns, exploring the form of the interview, and looking beyond the immediate topical content. Qualitative research, in the discovery mode, is an Important tool for getting into participants' worlds and gleaning new and significant insights.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• CHARACTERISTICS OF UNSTRUCTURED, INTERACTIVE INTERVIEWS
• The Course of the Story Line
• The Timing of the Interview
• Interview Threads and Themes
• The Form of the Interview and Coding Patterns
• An Example : The Disembodied self
• The Embodied Other
• SUMMARY
• REFERENCES