A CA versus a CDA Approach to Cross-Gender Talk-in-Interaction

Abstract

This article attempts to demonstrate that language of talk interaction is a resource that can provide direct access to the world and people’s perceptions of it. Representatives of Conversation Analysis consider that the researcher should not impose variables such as age, class, race, or gender on the analysis as critical discourse analysts do. These variables will only be considered relevant if the participants orient to them. Nevertheless, a correct understanding of the context in which the linguistic interaction takes place has been proved to be of paramount importance.