Datum 06/ conf / fr 5

Datum 06/ conf / fr 5

a. Data description

Monica

: Oh my god.

Joey

: What?

Monica : Hello! Were we at the same table? It's like... cocktails in Appalachia.

Joey

: Come on, they're close.

Monica : Close? She's got her tongue in his ear. Joey

: Oh, like you've never gotten a little rambunctious with Ross.

Monica : Joey, this is sick, it's disgusting, it's, it's--not really true, is it?

Joey : Well, who's to say what's true? I mean- Joey : Well, who's to say what's true? I mean-

Monica, Joey, Angela and Bob have a double date in a restaurant. Joey asks Monica to go with him because she will use Monica to attract Bob’s attention so that Angela will come back to him. Joey lies to Monica. He said that Bob is Angela’s brother. Therefore Monica agrees to go with him. But in the fact, Monica feels that there is something wrong with Bob and Angela. Four of them are sitting in the same table. Besides that, Monica sees that Bob and Angela’s relationship is very close, like a lover. Then she asks Joey to go to the toilet to get some explanation from him.

c. Data interpretation

In this dialogue, Monica employs a tag question which serves a confrontational function. It is not facilitative nor has uncertainty since Monica employs it to show her protest toward Joey who has lied to her. Joey tells Monica that he will introduces a man to her who is claimed as Angela’s brother. But in fact, Bob and Angela is a lover. Therefore Monica delivers a tag question to show her anger toward Joey. Besides, this tag also functions to strengthen the negative force of Monica’s utterance.

The confrontational function is marked by the rising intonation which is used by Monica. Monica uses a rising intonation in her tag in order to make a strong point of her utterance. She gives a confrontation toward Joey who has laid her. This rising intonation is also supported by the expression of Monica when she delivers the tag. She delivers her tag in a serious manner and a clear voice. It means that she is really disappointed to Joey for his lying. By doing so, she hopes that Joey does not lie to her. She The confrontational function is marked by the rising intonation which is used by Monica. Monica uses a rising intonation in her tag in order to make a strong point of her utterance. She gives a confrontation toward Joey who has laid her. This rising intonation is also supported by the expression of Monica when she delivers the tag. She delivers her tag in a serious manner and a clear voice. It means that she is really disappointed to Joey for his lying. By doing so, she hopes that Joey does not lie to her. She

The appearance of confrontational function is influenced by the close relationship between Monica and Joey. Monica and Joey have made friends since a long time ago. Therefore their relationship is like a brother and sister. By this condition, Monica thinks that she has a right to confront Joey because she is disappointed by him. But to maintain their relationship, Monica delivers it with a tag question in a low tone. She only uses a serious manner to show that she is really angry with Joey. She uses a low tone because she does not want Bob and Angela knows what they talked about. Her expression is clear enough to show her anger. The situation when the dialogue occurs and the relationship between the speakers also influence the way Joey responses Monica’s tag question. Joey finally tells the truth to Monica and asks her to cooperate with him to get Bob and Angela. Joey is so calm in facing Monica because he knows that Monica is interested with Bob so that she will be able to cooperate with him and do not leave the restaurant.