101
R: responding: 247 Teacher
i One, two, I’m tying my shoe developing:
extend
In turn 244, the teacher asked the students whether they can sing the nursery rhyme or not. Albert tried to sing the nursery rhyme in turn 246.
However, since he did not know how to sing it, he did not finish the song; he just said the early part of the song one, two … Then the teacher took the turn by giving
the model how to sing the nursery rhyme. Albert’s move is called complying speech function, another type of replying speech function.
31R: responding 289 Teacher
i Here you go
reply:
comply
R: responding: 290 Bela
i Thank you.
reply:
accept
The excerpt above gives the last example of replying speech function. Bela in turn 290 said Thank you, an expression of thanking. She accepted the proffered
goods and services by the teacher. In this case, the teacher had helped her sticking the number on her paper. When the teacher handed over the paper, Bela took it
while saying thank. Expression of thanking is replying speech function. 4.2.1.3.5 Responding: Confronting Speech Function
102
Confronting responses range from either disengaging or by offering a confronting reply. A range of confronting replies can be paired with the typical
initiations. From the analysis, besides producing supportive response, the children
also give confronting response even though the number of the later is smaller that the former. Albert produced 4 confronting speech functions; Anthony, Bela, and
Satria, each made 2 confronting speech functions; Ken-ken only made 1 confronting speech function.
32O: I: question 38 Anthony
i Where is my glue?
open: fact R: responding: 39a
Bela i I don’t know.
reply: disavow
In the excerpt 32 above Anthony asked Bela whether she knew about his glue or not. Since she did not Anthony’s glue, Bela gave a respond by saying I
don’t know. It is a confronting responding speech function which is called disavow.
33O: I: question: 120 Teacher
iDo you have a little lamb at
closed: fact
home?
R: responding: 121