THE ADJACENCY PAIRS ANALYSIS ON ‘SIX MINUTES ENGLISH’ CONVERSATION SCRIPT OF BBC LEARNING ENGLISH: A STUDY OF DISCOURSE ANALYSIS

Lukman Isgianto

Abstract

The essay aims to identify and to explain the application of adjacency pairs categories on a conversation script. The paper analyzes the process of adjacency pairs on ‘Six Minutes English’ conversation script; a program of BBC Learning English. The findings hope to prove that linguistic choices in conversation analysis play an important role in building up the interaction process between communicators. Adjacency pairs has a crucial role in the conversation process as a framework of communication. The method which is used is qualitative descriptive. The writer takes the data from ‘Six Minutes English’ conversation script of BBC Learning English.

 

The essay is divided into four parts. The first part explains the roles of language and language studies in social life. The second part notes the application of adjacency pairs categories on conversation script. The third part deals with Richard and Smith’s (1983) theory as a guideline for this analysis. The last section of the essay offers concluding remarks about result of the discussion.

 

Keywords : Adjacency pairs, conversation analysis, communication process, categories, framework

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.20961/pras.v0i0.1566

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