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CHAPTER V CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS
A. Conclusions
Based on research findings and discussion, the conclusions of this research could be drawn as follows.
1. Concerning the first objective of the study, which is to identify the types of
repair that occured in Anderson Cooper 360: Donald Trump, CNN Milwaukee Republican Presidential Town Hall Episode
, there were only two types found in the research, i.e. including self-initiated self-repair and other initiated self-
repair. It occurred because the speakers in Anderson Cooper 360: Donald Trump
, CNN Milwaukee Republican Presidential Town Hall Episode mostly do not try to take over the floor in the conversation and uncomplainingly wait
for their turns. 2.
Regarding the second research question which is to identify the patterns of repair presented by the participants in the talk show Anderson Cooper 360:
Donald Trump , CNN Milwaukee Republican Presidential Town Hall Episode
the researcher only found eight patterns. They are replacement, modification, abandonment, reorganization, specification, elaboration, exemplification, and
rewording. However, the researcher also could find two other patterns in Anderson Cooper 360: Donald Trump
, CNN Milwaukee Republican Presidential Town Hall Episode
. They are repetition and completion. In addition, not all patterns were found in each type in this research. There are
ten patterns found in self-initiated self-repair including replacement, modification, abandonment, reorganization, specification, elaboration,
exemplification, rewording, repetition, and completion while there are only three patterns including elaboration, repetition, and completion which can be
found in other initiated self-repair. In other-initiated self-repair, elaboration, repetition, and completion are found because the speakers in the talk show are
trying to clarify the topic which is being discussed, they attempt to take over the floor as well as get blank ideas in the middle of the conversation.
3. Concerning the third objective related to factors which initiate the repair in
Anderson Cooper 360: Donald Trump , CNN Milwaukee Republican
Presidential Town Hall Episode , the researcher could find ten factors which
cause the repair to occur in the talk show. They were misheard utterance, misunderstanding, unclear intention, changes in the discussed topic, attempt
to take a floor, blank ideas, attempt to give details, emphasis on a statement, wrong choice constituent, and incorrect information delivery. Each factor
which appears in the conversation contains a certain purpose that is uttered by the speakers.
B. Suggestions