Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Acknowledgements ix
4. Chapter 1. Introduction 1
5. Chapter 2. Major concepts and conversational data for this study 15
6. Chapter 3. Story teller’s groundwork to introduce a story 41
7. Chapter 4. Confirmation request to create a ground 69
8. Chapter 5. Story recipient’s interest in the teller’s life 81
9. Chapter 6. Story recipients’ understanding of a story and the conversational circumstances 117
10. Chapter 7. Story recipients’ involvement in the storytelling and shared knowledge 143
11. Chapter 8. Participants’ lives in the storytelling “The Undergraduate Student’s Complaint” 161
12. Chapter 9. Conclusion 191
13. References 209
14. Appendix A. Meetings and participants 215
15. Appendix B. Stories in this book 217
16. Appendix C. Transcription conventions 219
17. Name index 221
18. Subject index 223