Tenor of discourse of dialogue 1

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3.2. Tenor of discourse of dialogue 1

1. Lexicogrammatical analysis of dialogue 1

Interpersonal Meaning Interpretation Mood selections : Interrogative and declarative Interrogative : Can you, what, would, what do. Declarative : I go, I need, ok, I will The mood selections in dialogue 1 are interrogative and declarative. This indicates that the participants are concerned with demanding and giving information. The topic which is introduced in dialogue 1 is about asking for help. The participants are asking each other for help. It is known from Miss Ina’s expression to Sugeng, such as: “Can you help me?” Then, Dona asks Shanti, such as: “Can you help me do my homework?” The example denotes that they are asking each other for help. There are several interrogative forms in dialogue 1. There are “Can: finite”, “Wh : Adjunct what” “Wh : comp what” and “Finite : modalized would. Furthermore, there are three declarative moods found in dialogue 1, such as: “I go”, “I need” and “Ok, I will”. The following example shows the declarative mood: “I go to the library and bring some 44 dictionaries”. “Shanti, I need your help”. “Ok, I will help you”. The examples denote that the participants focus on giving information to each other.

2. Contextual description analysis of dialogue 1

Tenor of Discourse Interpretation Agentive or societal roles : - A teacher and a student - Student and student Status : Unequal and equal Social distance : Maximal and minimal There several participants found in dialogue 1. They are a teacher and a student. However, teachers who communicate with a student is Miss Ina. There are two societal roles found in dialogue 1, namely between a teacher and a student and then between student and student. The conversation which is conducted between a teacher and a student can be seen as follows : Miss Ina : Sugeng, can you help me, please? Sugeng : Yes, Ma’am. What would you like? The above conversation proves that there is a relationship between a teacher and student. Because they have different power, thus, their relationship can be said unequal, and then the social distance can be said maximal. The 45 conversation which is conducted by student and student is for example : Dona : Shanti, I need your help. Shanti : Sure, what do you need? Dona : Can you help me do my homework? Shanti : Ok, I will help you. Nurul : Really? Thanks The above conversation is done by Dona, Shanti and Nurul. They are student of the same school. Thus, it can be said that their power are the same and it means that their status is equal. It also proves that their social distance is minimal.

3.3. Mode of discourse of dialogue 1