Q. How might a speaker offer the floor to the listener in a conversation?

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Q. What can be inferred from a listener's use of "um" or "ah" during a turn-taking gap?

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Q. What is the main purpose of turn-offering gaps in communication?

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Q. Why might "um's" and "er's" used to claim the turn be problematic in certain communication channels?

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Q. What is a significant challenge encountered in long-distance, satellite-based communications?

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Q. Why does a geostationary satellite pose challenges for communication?

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Q. In the context of conversation analysis, what is the primary use of analyzing transcripts of conversations in CSCW?

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Q. What is the primary focus of the basic conversational structure in two-person conversations?

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Q. What is an utterance in the context of conversation analysis?

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Q. How do gaps in a conversation affect turn-taking?

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Q. What are adjacency pairs in the context of conversation analysis?

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Q. How do interposed pairs affect the adjacency pair structure?

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Q. What is the main challenge when identifying adjacency pairs in a conversation?

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Q. What is the term for the dependence of an utterance on earlier utterances within a conversation?

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Q. What does mean by "deictic reference" in the context of conversation?

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Q. How does external context affect the interpretation of conversation?

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Q. What is a challenge related to data collection in conversation analysis?

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Q. What is the term used for the shared subject or theme that conversation participants focus on?

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Q. How can topics be analyzed in a conversation transcript?

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Q. Why is the negotiation of changes in dialog focus important in conversation analysis?

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