Emanuel Schegloff

Emanuel Schegloff
Born(1937-07-24)July 24, 1937
DiedMay 23, 2024(2024-05-23) (aged 86)
Other namesManny Schegloff
Known forconversation analysis
Academic background
EducationHebrew Teacher's College
Harvard University
University of California, Berkeley
ThesisThe First Five Seconds: The Order of Conversational Opening (1967)
Doctoral advisorErving Goffman
Academic work
InstitutionsColumbia University
UCLA

Emanuel Abraham "Manny" Schegloff (July 24, 1937 – May 23, 2024) was an American sociologist and sociolinguist who was a distinguished professor of sociology at the University of California at Los Angeles. Along with his collaborators Harvey Sacks and Gail Jefferson, Schegloff is regarded as a co-creator of the field of conversation analysis.