One researcher examined how people greeted one another on the street, by paying careful attention to their verbal exchanges. This type of research is probably:
A) Oral history
B) Narrative analysis
C) Ethnography
D) Qualitative comparative analysis
E) Conversation analysis

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The type of research described involves analyzing verbal exchanges in a specific social context, which falls under the methodology of conversation analysis. Option A (oral history) would focus on collecting personal accounts of past events, option B (narrative analysis) would involve analyzing written or spoken stories, option C (ethnography) would involve observing and analyzing a specific culture or community, and option D (qualitative comparative analysis) would involve comparing and contrasting data across multiple cases. None of these options perfectly match the type of research described in the prompt.

One Researcher Examined How People Greeted One Another on the Street