CONVERSATION ANALYSIS

Conversation analysis

This Conversation is taken from the film Love, Rosie adapted from Cecelia Ahern’s Novel.

Extract 1 (scene 2 – at the beach – afternoon)

01 bethany                : hy alex, (.5)

02                                  i missed you in the library today.

03 alex                       : yeah, uh, (.2) i had nothing (.3)

04                                : uh, i mean yeah =

05                                = i was a bit a bit of [busy]

06 bethany                : [don’t be stranger]

07 alex                       : yeah (.4)

08                                : yea:::h absolutely not (.3)

09                                : i’ll see you there.

Analysis coversation :

1. turn taking

We can notice that this data extract consist of two turns at talk from different speaker. Bethany uses falling intonation and body language to signal the end of the turn.

2. adjacency pairs

     In this briefe sequence. Bethany utters the first pair part (FPP) “hey alex, i missed you in the library today” in line 01-02 this type of utterance may be define as “say hay” or there are something meaning from bethany utterance may be she want ask alex “ why she not meet alex in the library today” in line 05 alex responds with the

second pair part (SPP) “ I was a bit, a bit of busy” which is interpretable of respond to the questions. In this case, the spp is preferred response because the statement is accepted by alex who said “ i was a bit, a bit of busy”. In line o6 bethany give responds from alex answer “ don’t be stranger” and alex responds bethany utterance with says “ yeah, absolutely not” in this case alex as spp responds bethany utterance.

3. insertion sequence : there is no insertion in this conversation.

4. feedback

   In conversation 04 alex give feedback to bethany statement by saying “ i was a bit, a bit of busy” and bethany’s statement  in coversation 06 “don’t be stranger” alex give feedback by give answer” yeah, absolutely not”

5. repair

   In conversation 03 alex explained more detail about what he means about “ i have nothing”  in this conversation bethany feel confuse when he is saying that utterance, because she think alex have nothing for answer her question. And utterance o4-05 alex explains it clearly.

6. over lapping

  In conversation 05 alex utterance “ a bit of busy” there are over lapping with bethany utterance in conversation 06 “ don’t be strange” because bethany feel alex weird and like forget with her.

7. structural organization

  In this conversation in extract 01 there is opening of the conversation “ hey alex” and closing from this conversation is respond from alex in extract 09 “ i’ll see you there” as the signal of the end of conversation.