Table of Contents

I. Introduction.-  II. The interaction order: universal or culture specific?.- III. Conversational organization: the basics.- IV. The ethnography of speaking.- V. Social spaces among the Wolof: of public places and compounds.- VI. "Only one speaker at a time” on the Wolof village square?.- VII. It’s the culture! Is it?.- VIII. Conclusion: What’s universal in the end?

About the Author

Christian Meyer is Professor of General and Cultural Sociology at the University of Konstanz.

Christian Meyer ist Professor für Allgemeine Soziologie und Kultursoziologie an der Universität Konstanz.