Kobin Kendrick
@kobinkendrick.bsky.social
Conversation analyst at the University of York. Interests include CA methods, turn-taking, multimodality, and the recruitment of assistance—e/acc
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Kobin Kendrick
@kobinkendrick.bsky.social
· Dec 10
We have a CA pathway in our MA Applied Linguistics at York. Includes dedicated modules on CA, multimodality, and institutional interaction (taught by Merran Toerien). Applications open for 26-27.
Find out more
www.york.ac.uk/study/postgr...
Find out more
www.york.ac.uk/study/postgr...
Spread the word! The next York Conference on Conversation Analysis will be held 17-18 July. Encourage your MA/PhD students to submit an abstract. Deadline: 10 April.
In addition to presenting their research, Ana Cristina Ostermann and Richard Ogden will also deliver post-conference workshops!
In addition to presenting their research, Ana Cristina Ostermann and Richard Ogden will also deliver post-conference workshops!
📢 YorCCA 2026 — Call for Abstracts
YorCCA 2026 is now accepting abstract submissions.
🗓 Submission deadline: Friday 10 April 2026
🎓 Eligible: current MA/PhD researchers & recent PhD graduates (2023+)
🔗 Full details & submission:
sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/y...
YorCCA 2026 is now accepting abstract submissions.
🗓 Submission deadline: Friday 10 April 2026
🎓 Eligible: current MA/PhD researchers & recent PhD graduates (2023+)
🔗 Full details & submission:
sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/y...
January 30, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Spread the word! The next York Conference on Conversation Analysis will be held 17-18 July. Encourage your MA/PhD students to submit an abstract. Deadline: 10 April.
In addition to presenting their research, Ana Cristina Ostermann and Richard Ogden will also deliver post-conference workshops!
In addition to presenting their research, Ana Cristina Ostermann and Richard Ogden will also deliver post-conference workshops!
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After lunch break now and @luyang-zhou.bsky.social is presenting on Children’s Self-Selection in Pediatric Consultations in China #CAday2025
December 15, 2025 at 2:36 PM
After lunch break now and @luyang-zhou.bsky.social is presenting on Children’s Self-Selection in Pediatric Consultations in China #CAday2025
Great to see this write-up of @luyang-zhou.bsky.social’s PhD research. It promises to make an important and novel contribution to the study of turn-taking and overlap management, as well as paediatric medical interactions in China.
December 16, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Great to see this write-up of @luyang-zhou.bsky.social’s PhD research. It promises to make an important and novel contribution to the study of turn-taking and overlap management, as well as paediatric medical interactions in China.
We’re lucky to have Richard at YorCCA 2026! In addition to his talk, he’ll also offer a post-conference workshop. Stay tuned for details!
Find out more about YorCCA:
sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/y...
Find out more about YorCCA:
sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/y...
December 16, 2025 at 9:02 AM
We’re lucky to have Richard at YorCCA 2026! In addition to his talk, he’ll also offer a post-conference workshop. Stay tuned for details!
Find out more about YorCCA:
sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/y...
Find out more about YorCCA:
sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/y...
I’m very excited for the next YorCCA! Spread the word to your MA and PhD students.
We are excited to have Professor Ana Cristina Ostermann as an invited speaker at #YorCCA2026! Her research explores social interaction in institutional contexts, with particular attention to gender, health communication, and embodiment.
December 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I’m very excited for the next YorCCA! Spread the word to your MA and PhD students.
We have a CA pathway in our MA Applied Linguistics at York. Includes dedicated modules on CA, multimodality, and institutional interaction (taught by Merran Toerien). Applications open for 26-27.
Find out more
www.york.ac.uk/study/postgr...
Find out more
www.york.ac.uk/study/postgr...
December 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
We have a CA pathway in our MA Applied Linguistics at York. Includes dedicated modules on CA, multimodality, and institutional interaction (taught by Merran Toerien). Applications open for 26-27.
Find out more
www.york.ac.uk/study/postgr...
Find out more
www.york.ac.uk/study/postgr...
Well that didn't take long. Gemini 3 Pro and Claude 4.5 Opus can both recognize underlined text and re-transcribe CA transcripts from screenshots. Gemini is more accurate but still makes some mistakes. I gave them a transcript from Clayman (2013) with lots of complex overlap as a test.
December 9, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Well that didn't take long. Gemini 3 Pro and Claude 4.5 Opus can both recognize underlined text and re-transcribe CA transcripts from screenshots. Gemini is more accurate but still makes some mistakes. I gave them a transcript from Clayman (2013) with lots of complex overlap as a test.
We've now entered the era of AI-generated infographics. I asked Gemini to analyse a screenshot of a data extract from Clayman (2013) and to create an infographic. This is what it came up with.
November 20, 2025 at 9:53 PM
We've now entered the era of AI-generated infographics. I asked Gemini to analyse a screenshot of a data extract from Clayman (2013) and to create an infographic. This is what it came up with.
Reposted by Kobin Kendrick
🎉 Great news! YorCCA 2026 will take place on 17–18 July 2026 at the University of York.
📅Key Dates
• Main Conference: 17 July 2026
• Workshops: 18 July 2026
🌐Further details will be available on our official channels shortly. Mark your calendars!
sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/y...
📅Key Dates
• Main Conference: 17 July 2026
• Workshops: 18 July 2026
🌐Further details will be available on our official channels shortly. Mark your calendars!
sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/y...
#YorCCA
What is YorCCA?
The York Conference on Conversation Analysis (YorCCA) is a CA conference organised by PhD researchers at the University of York and affiliated with the Centre for Advanced Studies in L...
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November 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
🎉 Great news! YorCCA 2026 will take place on 17–18 July 2026 at the University of York.
📅Key Dates
• Main Conference: 17 July 2026
• Workshops: 18 July 2026
🌐Further details will be available on our official channels shortly. Mark your calendars!
sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/y...
📅Key Dates
• Main Conference: 17 July 2026
• Workshops: 18 July 2026
🌐Further details will be available on our official channels shortly. Mark your calendars!
sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/y...
TIL: AI models can't see underlined text. ChatGPT 5.1 Thinking, Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Gemini 2.5 Pro all struggle to recognize which letters are underlined. This is my new test for AGI.
November 14, 2025 at 11:18 PM
TIL: AI models can't see underlined text. ChatGPT 5.1 Thinking, Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Gemini 2.5 Pro all struggle to recognize which letters are underlined. This is my new test for AGI.
I gave Claude Sonnet 4.5 a transcript I use for teaching CA and asked it to develop a research proposal based on an observation about the data. Its observation was original, insightful, and analytically significant. This is wild.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Post-decline requesting and the reversal of refusals A research proposal
Post-decline requesting and the reversal of refusals: A research proposal Claude Sonnet 4.5 with Kobin H. Kendrick Introduction This report presents a research proposal grounded in an empirical observ...
docs.google.com
September 29, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I gave Claude Sonnet 4.5 a transcript I use for teaching CA and asked it to develop a research proposal based on an observation about the data. Its observation was original, insightful, and analytically significant. This is wild.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Whenever a new AI model is released, I ask it to propose a PhD project in CA. Today Anthropic released Claude Sonnet 4.5, and its proposal is my favourite so far. If anyone, human or machine, would like to do this project, I'd gladly supervise it.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Projecting the Next Move: Embodied Action Projection in Collaborative Physical Tasks (Sonnet 4.5).md
Projecting the Next Move: Embodied Action Projection in Collaborative Physical Tasks Claude Sonnet 4.5 Core Research Question How do participants use embodied conduct (gaze, gesture, body orientation,...
docs.google.com
September 29, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Whenever a new AI model is released, I ask it to propose a PhD project in CA. Today Anthropic released Claude Sonnet 4.5, and its proposal is my favourite so far. If anyone, human or machine, would like to do this project, I'd gladly supervise it.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Reposted by Kobin Kendrick
The YorCCA 2025 Report is out in the latest ISCA newsletter!
www.conversationanalysis.org/yorcca-2025-...
A huge thank you to all presenters & participants. We look forward to seeing you at YorCCA 2026!
www.conversationanalysis.org/yorcca-2025-...
A huge thank you to all presenters & participants. We look forward to seeing you at YorCCA 2026!
September 29, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The YorCCA 2025 Report is out in the latest ISCA newsletter!
www.conversationanalysis.org/yorcca-2025-...
A huge thank you to all presenters & participants. We look forward to seeing you at YorCCA 2026!
www.conversationanalysis.org/yorcca-2025-...
A huge thank you to all presenters & participants. We look forward to seeing you at YorCCA 2026!
Reposted by Kobin Kendrick
Very excited to announce this faculty search at Rutgers! Looking for a wonderful new colleague to join us in Communication #EMCA #LSI @ica-lsi.bsky.social @lansi2024.bsky.social
jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/258...
jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/258...
Tenure-Track/Tenured Faculty Position in Language, Interaction, and Interpersonal Communication (Open Rank)
The Department of Communication at Rutgers University’s School of Communication and Information seeks a full-time faculty member in language, interaction, and interpersonal communication. The search i...
jobs.rutgers.edu
August 19, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Very excited to announce this faculty search at Rutgers! Looking for a wonderful new colleague to join us in Communication #EMCA #LSI @ica-lsi.bsky.social @lansi2024.bsky.social
jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/258...
jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/258...
I asked ChatGPT o3 to replicate the findings of Pomerantz (1984). I gave it a summary and a set of 10 transcripts (NB).
Results were mixed: the evidence it presented was clear in some cases, but less so in others, and some observations were superficial.
drive.google.com/file/d/1l4rM...
Results were mixed: the evidence it presented was clear in some cases, but less so in others, and some observations were superficial.
drive.google.com/file/d/1l4rM...
July 25, 2025 at 10:17 AM
I asked ChatGPT o3 to replicate the findings of Pomerantz (1984). I gave it a summary and a set of 10 transcripts (NB).
Results were mixed: the evidence it presented was clear in some cases, but less so in others, and some observations were superficial.
drive.google.com/file/d/1l4rM...
Results were mixed: the evidence it presented was clear in some cases, but less so in others, and some observations were superficial.
drive.google.com/file/d/1l4rM...
I gave ChatGPT o3 and Claude Opus transcripts from the NB corpus (publicly available on TalkBank) and asked them to "find a something", i.e., to identify a phenomenon in the data to study.
The results are less impressive than the conceptual acrobatics in their PhD proposals.
🧵👇
The results are less impressive than the conceptual acrobatics in their PhD proposals.
🧵👇
“I asked five AIs to draft PhD proposals in conversation analysis.”
I wonder what would happen if you directed them to (as Sacks did to Pomerantz) “Find a something,” instead of starting by requiring a proposal.”
I wonder what would happen if you directed them to (as Sacks did to Pomerantz) “Find a something,” instead of starting by requiring a proposal.”
July 19, 2025 at 10:32 AM
I gave ChatGPT o3 and Claude Opus transcripts from the NB corpus (publicly available on TalkBank) and asked them to "find a something", i.e., to identify a phenomenon in the data to study.
The results are less impressive than the conceptual acrobatics in their PhD proposals.
🧵👇
The results are less impressive than the conceptual acrobatics in their PhD proposals.
🧵👇
#YorCCA's off to a great start! Check out the programme here: sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/y...
July 18, 2025 at 9:07 AM
#YorCCA's off to a great start! Check out the programme here: sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/y...
I asked five AIs to draft PhD proposals in conversation analysis.
On one level, this is a simple thought experiment: what might an AI do if it went to grad school?
On another, it gives us a glimpse of a near-future in which AI guides human inquiry.
🧵👇
On one level, this is a simple thought experiment: what might an AI do if it went to grad school?
On another, it gives us a glimpse of a near-future in which AI guides human inquiry.
🧵👇
July 16, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I asked five AIs to draft PhD proposals in conversation analysis.
On one level, this is a simple thought experiment: what might an AI do if it went to grad school?
On another, it gives us a glimpse of a near-future in which AI guides human inquiry.
🧵👇
On one level, this is a simple thought experiment: what might an AI do if it went to grad school?
On another, it gives us a glimpse of a near-future in which AI guides human inquiry.
🧵👇
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🚀 The programme for the York Conference on Conversation Analysis is now live!
📅 Join us in York on 18-19 July for two days of insightful sessions.
Check out the full programme and register now 👉 sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/y...
📅 Join us in York on 18-19 July for two days of insightful sessions.
Check out the full programme and register now 👉 sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/y...
#YorCCA
Registration is now open!
sites.google.com
July 7, 2025 at 12:17 PM
🚀 The programme for the York Conference on Conversation Analysis is now live!
📅 Join us in York on 18-19 July for two days of insightful sessions.
Check out the full programme and register now 👉 sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/y...
📅 Join us in York on 18-19 July for two days of insightful sessions.
Check out the full programme and register now 👉 sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/y...
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The first article from my PhD, "How students get help: Institutional identities as a resource for recruitment," has now been published! Co-authored with @kobinkendrick.bsky.social and Merran Toerien.
Access it free here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1lJZg1L-nh...
Here is what we did and what we found:
Access it free here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1lJZg1L-nh...
Here is what we did and what we found:
authors.elsevier.com
June 26, 2025 at 11:57 AM
The first article from my PhD, "How students get help: Institutional identities as a resource for recruitment," has now been published! Co-authored with @kobinkendrick.bsky.social and Merran Toerien.
Access it free here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1lJZg1L-nh...
Here is what we did and what we found:
Access it free here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1lJZg1L-nh...
Here is what we did and what we found:
Registration is now open for the York Conference on Conversation Analysis (YorCCA).
The conference is on Fri 18 July (in-person or online) with Paul Drew and Lorenza Mondada as invited speakers.
Workshops by Paul and Lorenza for PhD students (in-person) on Sat 19 July.
The conference is on Fri 18 July (in-person or online) with Paul Drew and Lorenza Mondada as invited speakers.
Workshops by Paul and Lorenza for PhD students (in-person) on Sat 19 July.
💡 York Conference on Conversation Analysis — Registration is OPEN!
18 July — Main Conference (PhD presentations + invited speakers Paul & Lorenza)
19 July — CA Workshop with Paul & Lorenza
£20 conference | £35 conf + workshop | £10 online
⏳ Register: store.york.ac.uk/product-cata...
18 July — Main Conference (PhD presentations + invited speakers Paul & Lorenza)
19 July — CA Workshop with Paul & Lorenza
£20 conference | £35 conf + workshop | £10 online
⏳ Register: store.york.ac.uk/product-cata...
June 25, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Registration is now open for the York Conference on Conversation Analysis (YorCCA).
The conference is on Fri 18 July (in-person or online) with Paul Drew and Lorenza Mondada as invited speakers.
Workshops by Paul and Lorenza for PhD students (in-person) on Sat 19 July.
The conference is on Fri 18 July (in-person or online) with Paul Drew and Lorenza Mondada as invited speakers.
Workshops by Paul and Lorenza for PhD students (in-person) on Sat 19 July.
Reposted by Kobin Kendrick
#EMCA
Our recent paper examines the details of professedly simultaneous phenomena (e.g., choral actions).
We argue that simultaneity is a gloss for describing temporal relations, and “sequentiality is the organizational principle securing their actual accomplishment”.
doi.org/10.1016/j.la...
Our recent paper examines the details of professedly simultaneous phenomena (e.g., choral actions).
We argue that simultaneity is a gloss for describing temporal relations, and “sequentiality is the organizational principle securing their actual accomplishment”.
doi.org/10.1016/j.la...
A sequential approach to simultaneity in social interaction: The emergent organization of choral actions
The topic of simultaneity has recently been debated within multimodal Conversation Analysis (CA), interrogating the intricate temporal relations betwe…
www.sciencedirect.com
June 9, 2025 at 2:28 PM
#EMCA
Our recent paper examines the details of professedly simultaneous phenomena (e.g., choral actions).
We argue that simultaneity is a gloss for describing temporal relations, and “sequentiality is the organizational principle securing their actual accomplishment”.
doi.org/10.1016/j.la...
Our recent paper examines the details of professedly simultaneous phenomena (e.g., choral actions).
We argue that simultaneity is a gloss for describing temporal relations, and “sequentiality is the organizational principle securing their actual accomplishment”.
doi.org/10.1016/j.la...
New book by Steve Levinson on social interaction, human communication, cross-cultural universals, and the evolution of language. It's open-access, so go grab the PDF now!
www.cambridge.org/core/books/i...
www.cambridge.org/core/books/i...
The Interaction Engine
Cambridge Core - Semantics and Pragmatics - The Interaction Engine
www.cambridge.org
May 30, 2025 at 1:08 PM
New book by Steve Levinson on social interaction, human communication, cross-cultural universals, and the evolution of language. It's open-access, so go grab the PDF now!
www.cambridge.org/core/books/i...
www.cambridge.org/core/books/i...
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📢 Deadline Extended!
Abstract submissions for the York Conference on Conversation Analysis (YorCCA) are now open until Monday 28 April. 🗓️
We welcome abstracts from currently-enrolled PhD researchers for in-person presentations or online posters!
sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/y...
Abstract submissions for the York Conference on Conversation Analysis (YorCCA) are now open until Monday 28 April. 🗓️
We welcome abstracts from currently-enrolled PhD researchers for in-person presentations or online posters!
sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/y...
#YorCCA - Call for Papers
Presentation formats
We welcome submissions for YorCCA 2025 from currently-enrolled PhD researchers for in-person presentations or online posters. The research must use conversation analysis as a pri...
sites.google.com
April 23, 2025 at 7:11 AM
📢 Deadline Extended!
Abstract submissions for the York Conference on Conversation Analysis (YorCCA) are now open until Monday 28 April. 🗓️
We welcome abstracts from currently-enrolled PhD researchers for in-person presentations or online posters!
sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/y...
Abstract submissions for the York Conference on Conversation Analysis (YorCCA) are now open until Monday 28 April. 🗓️
We welcome abstracts from currently-enrolled PhD researchers for in-person presentations or online posters!
sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/y...
Reposted by Kobin Kendrick
Another excellent reason to attend the #YorCCA conference - Prof Mondada is that rare thing, a genuine world authority, in this case on the multi-modal analysis of behaviour & action (and I mean multi-modal, from touch to smell and everything in between).
Not to be missed.
Not to be missed.
We are excited to welcome Professor Lorenza Mondada as an invited speaker at #YorCCA2025! Her video-based research on multimodality has transformed our understanding of how social interaction draws on language, gesture, gaze, body posture, objects, and multisensorial practices.
April 11, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Another excellent reason to attend the #YorCCA conference - Prof Mondada is that rare thing, a genuine world authority, in this case on the multi-modal analysis of behaviour & action (and I mean multi-modal, from touch to smell and everything in between).
Not to be missed.
Not to be missed.