title: A primer for doing talk-in-interaction research in Augmentative and Alternative Communication.
abstract: The study of talk-in-interaction is focused on how people conduct social interactions in real world situations, in real-time. The purpose of this article is to provide a primer for understanding talk-in-interaction research, conversation analysis and microanalysis in the AAC field. An overview of talk-in-interaction research and a discussion of important issues in the field will be presented, followed by a tutorial on conducting microanalytic investigations in AAC.
authors.affiliation: State University of New York at Buffalo, New York 14214, USA.
authors.forename: David Jeffery
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Higginbotham
authors.forename: Christopher R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Engelke
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication / Q000266:history; D003143:Communication Devices for People with Disabilities / Q000266:history / Q000523:psychology*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D012107:Research Design; D013637:Tape Recording / Q000379:methods; D014741:Video Recording / Q000379:methods