Transitioning from conversation analysis to mixed methods

This reflective piece tells the story of how I started out doing Conversation Analysis (CA) and have been transitioning into mixed methods for some years now. My basic argument is that language learning talk too complex a phenomenon to analyse using single methodology. Specifically, it extremely difficult isolate from interaction concrete evidence specific individual items in terms change cognitive state. owing singular complexity learning, which adds an extra level talk, hence supercomplexity. Of course, counter-argument this would be CA as methodology designed reveal fluidity spoken interaction. The organisation ordinary conversation (Sacks et al., 1974) varieties institutional (Drew & Heritage, 1992) very well established long time. has successful popular analysis huge range settings. There many studies over last few decades, including my own. So why do now feel cannot portray full on its own? idiosyncratic problem with namely additional superimposed top regular problems analysing because object vehicle talk.