Language and social interaction at the century's turn

What are the most interesting and important directions for language and social interaction study? This special issue brings together more than 20 essays from prominent scholars in sociology, linguistics, communication, psychology, and education who study language and social interaction practices, problems, and processes. Authors, all members of "ROLSI"'s editorial board, offer proposals about methodological issues, controversies that need attention, desirable metatheoretical changes, and so on.