Starting up Interruption The Data Analysis

Participants code PM : Piers Morgan BM : Bruno Mars

1. Taking the floor

a. Starting up

 Datum Number 1 PM : I switch to the rather more glamorous Avalon Club in Hollywood. I found somebody even more glamorous than Rob Lowe. And that is Bruno Mars. Bruno, welcome BM : . Good to be here. In this data, PM is as a first speaker who takes the floor with clear start. PM is a nice host because in the beginning of conversation with his guest, he made a praise so the guest felt proud and happy to be in that event. PM gave the turn to BM with greeting such as welcome. And BM answered with hesitent start, it is signified with pause or silent . for a moment before answering because BM seems nervous when he spoke in TV talkshow. In this case, the beginning of conversation above is simple one of talk show category. PM just gave a praise and asking by saying „ Bruno Welcome’ followed by smile and well mannered.

b. Interruption

 Datum Number 8 PM : The thing I like about your story is it hasnt all just been easy. A lot of entertainers your age, it all goes crazy very young, it carries on and burns out. In your case, you had this big wakeup call. You were 18 years old. You come to Hollywood. Motown signs you up. And you thought, whoa emm BM : This is it. PM : I have arrived. BM : Yes. In this data, BM doesn’t wait TRP and then interruption occurs. The conversation above told about BM’s life and the carrier. PM admired and felt proud of BM carrier because it had been easy, a lot of entertainers in his age, it all went crazy very young. When BM was 18 years old, he had come to hollywood and motown sign. PM was still speaking, BM took a turn by Interruption. He took a turn without waiting TRP’s of PM so missing text of PM. PM was still looking for the words to continue with signed by pause at the moment and saying „whoa emm’. It means that PM still thinks to continue speak but directly BM speak without waiting TRP from PM. Interruption causes of participant BM feel that information is enough.  Datum Number 9 BM : It was taking a step back. I used to be able to walk into a room and say, hey, Im Bruno Mars, Im signed with Motown Records. Now I have to say I got dropped from Motown Records. You lose leverage. You lose people believing in you because, then, why didnt it work? Emmm PM : How did you get told the news? In this data, BM told about story of his career. BM had been signed with Motown records but he have to be patient and strong when Motown Records dropped him and told to everyone what happened with him. In the end of his sentences, he showed a question but it doesn’t need to be answered. When BM was still thinking to continue with saying „emmmm’, PM took a turn by interruption because PM thought that BM’s speaking was enough and informative so he doesn’t need more information. PM took a turn by interruption and yield a turn again with asking question in the end of the sentences. Taking the floor was done by PM without waiting the TRP and Interruption occured. When BM is still looking for the word to continue, PM directly speaks without waiting the TRP so that some words are missing. It is because of PM thinks that information that BM conveys clearly.  Datum Number 22 BM : I think it was the Milton Berle show. I believe. I think it was the Milton Berle show. I dont if it was Ed Sullivan. But he sang Hound Dog. He had girls in the palm of his hand. He said, you know what, watch this. You could tell that it was like an improve thing, because the band kind of didnt know what to do. I dont know if that was live TV or not. But as he started, he got -- he milked it for everything it was worth. I remember being a kid watching that and saying, I want that. I want girls to scream like that. PM : Now they do, Bruno. It’s emm BM : Thats right. Rob Lowe, you hear that? In this data, BM told history about his dream when he was kid. He wanted to be like other super star, people screamed his name like a super star. PM takes a turn with waiting TRP from BM and when PM is still speaking, BM take a turn by doing interruption signed by when PM still thinks to continues the sentences with saying „it’s mmm..’. It means PM still wants to continue the speaking but BM directly takes the turn because BM feels what was spoken by PM are enough. In this case Interruption occured when one of the participants feel enough information then he doe sn’t wait the TRP.  Datum Number 28 BM : I definitely dont plead guilty to being a heartthrob. I dont think my friends will ever let me say that Im a PM : Some mornings you look in the mirror. BM : And I say, yeah, you are the most beautiful man Ive ever seen. But thats just me, Piers. In this data, strategy which is used by PM to take the floor is Interruption which is signed by “”. BM told about facing the heartthrob, BM didn’t finish the speaking then PM directly took the turn before BM take s on TRP. When BM said „That I’m a...’ it means that BM is still thinking to continue the speaking but PM takes the floor without waiting TRP’s. Interruption was done by PM when BM was speaking and looking for the words to say. Because of interruption, BM can’t take on the TRP then the words are missing. But after PM speaks, BM continues the speaking and it makes the conversation is still informative.  Datum Number 39 PM : Youve been involved with songs about desperately wanting to be a billionaire. BM : Thats the beauty about Billionaire. If you listen to the lyrics, it, its really not about -- it is. We touch on it a little bit. Why I wrote that -- I wrote Billionaire when I was flat broke. I just helped write a song for Flo Rider. It was the number one song in the world, biggest downloads ever. It was the number one song for I dont know how many weeks. It broke records. I was flat broke. Another PM : How? In this data, PM yields the floor by giving a statement and BM answers clearly. But when BM is still speaking, PM directly speaks without waiting TRP so that BM can’t continue his words and some informations might be missing. The conversation above told about writing a song when BM was flat broke. When BM was still thinking to continue the speaking, PM took a turn by interruption then missing text of BM. PM took the floor by doing interruption because he thought information is enough. In this case, conversation above often occured and however, when participants of conversation feel comfortable, the conversation still flows well. The important thing that their discussion or their talking connected each other.  Datum Number 40 PM :Youve been involved with songs about desperately wanting to be a billionare. BM : Thats the beauty about Billionaire. If you listen to the lyrics, it, its really not about -- it is. We touch on it a little bit. Why I wrote that -- I wrote Billionaire when I was flat broke. I just helped write a song for Flo Rider. It was the number one song in the world, biggest downloads ever. It was the number one song for I dont know how many weeks. It broke records. I was flat broke. Another PM : How? ↑ BM : Because were going to -- I can explain all of that. It works differently for songwriters. Songwriters, you have to work -- you have to wait for residuals. You have to pray that the songs going to be a hit. And then a year later, you might get a check. In this data, PM asked about involving BM’s life with his song title „Billionare’. BM told about the history of the writing of song lyrics. When he wrote a song „Billionare’, BM had been in Flat broke and he explained about songwriter job. Songwriters have to work, have to wait for residuals and have to pray that song will be a hit and famous and then he will get a check. BM looked sad when tells the story of that, the words seems stammer. When BM will continue the words, PM directly took a turn by Interruption and gave a turn by asking question with rise intonation ↑ in the end of words because PM looked very curious with the story which is told. PM as a host gave a turn to speak with ask the question. In conversation analysis theory, it is called yielding the floor. It means one of participants in conversation give a turn to other participant with asking the question or giving the statement. In this case, PM using question with saying „How’ and rising intonation in the end of the word to give a turn to BM as his guest.

c. Overlapping