ABSTRACT
The previous chapter demonstrated that the sequential organization of talk differs in equal and unequal power speech exchange systems and that L2 learners use this ubiquitous organizational structure as a means of understanding the kinds of social acts that more fluent interlocutors perform, even if they do not understand the details of what is being said. In this chapter, I analyze the structure of talk-in-interaction at a more micro-level of organization, namely, the turn. From a CA perspective, this level of analysis clarifies how speakers routinely implement the collaborative and orderly achievement of talk. From an SLA perspective, this level of analysis illuminates how and why learners may be able to learn new language by doing talk.
