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microanalysis

microanalysis

7.3
Careful study of single actions or interactions to find patterns
  • noun
  • /ˌmaɪkroʊəˈnæləsɪs/
  • Formal
translation icon : microanálisis
  • Work by sociolinguists doing microanalysis of conversation indicates that the production of a sentence is shaped by seemingly irrelevant factors such as the direction of participants' gaze and their relationship to one another (Goodwin).

Examples

  • A detailed microanalysis of the data helped researchers understand the intricate behaviors of the subjects studied.

  • Microanalysis was used, which is the detailed line-by-line analysis necessary to generate initial categories and suggest relationships among categories.

    Academic text (2005)

  • Among linguists, on the other hand, analyses of style may be too particularistic to be helpful to literary analysts or rhetoricians interested in less microanalysis.

    Academic text (2005)

  • Intraparticipant microanalysis (line-by-line analysis) of the interviews allowed them to identify patterns of experiences that were salient to HIV/AIDS disclosure.

    Academic text (2010)

  • The team conducted a microanalysis of the interactions between participants during the experiment.

  • Through microanalysis, the scientists uncovered subtle patterns that were previously overlooked in larger studies.

Synonyms

fine-grained analysis
vsmicroanalysis
5.8

A careful look at small parts to find tiny differences

focuses on individual scale and specific interactions rather than general components

How Detailed

microanalysis
  • Formal
7.3
overview
74 3.8

Surface Forms

microanalysis singular
microanalyses plural

Morphology

microanalysis = analysis (transparent) = micro + analysis

The meaning follows the normal pattern of micro- + analysis, referring to analysis at a very small scale.

Etymology

Microanalysis comes from micro- 'small' and analysis 'breaking into parts', like taking a very close, magnified look at one small event. That's why it means a detailed study of very small or individual behaviours and interactions.