Which of the following is NOT a fundamental assumption of conversation analysis?
A)Conversation is a socially structured activity.
B)Conversations include established rules of behavior.
C)Conversation must be understood contextually.
D)Same utterance should have the same meaning irrespective of the context.
E)All of these choices are fundamental assumptions of conversation analysis.

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The fundamental assumption of conversation analysis is that same utterance can have different meanings based on the social context in which it is used. Therefore, option D, stating that the same utterance should have the same meaning irrespective of the context, is NOT a fundamental assumption of conversation analysis.

Which of the Following Is NOT a Fundamental Assumption of Conversation