Philomena :
Jane :
Some of the nuns were very nice. It was a breech birth a
nd they wouldn’t even give any painkillers.
9AD9 00:20:54 In this dialogue, Philomena gives a positive assessment about the nuns in
Roscrea by saying that ―some of them nuns were very nice‖. Jane then responds it by showing her disagreement. She performs it by explaining the reason why she thinks
that the nuns there are not nice. She disagrees with the statement that the nuns are nice because when Philomena gave birth of his son, it was a breech birth, and the
nuns are not capable to handle it. Yet, they did not even call the doctor, and not even gave her painkillers. Thus, the assessment Philomena gives to the nuns is responded
by a disagreement from Jane.
b. Request-Refusal
Request could be described as an act of the speaker to make the hearer to do certain actions. The responds for a request could be an acceptance or refusal. An
acceptance happens when the second speaker agrees to do the actions which the first speaker requested, and a refusal is performed when the second speaker prefers not to
accept the request. The dispreferred second turn of request which leads to a refusal could be seen in the dialogue below.
Martin :
Sister Claire : Can we try?
I don’t think that’s going to be possible. 13RR1100:29:47
In this dialogue, Sister Claire says to Philomena that they could not help her to find her lost son because all of the data were burnt in a big fire. In the same time,
Martin sees an elder nun from the window. He then makes a request to Sister Claire if they could try to ask about Philomena‘s son to the elder nun who is still alive. Yet,
Sister Claire gives her respond by saying ―I don‘t think that‘s going to be possible‖.
Her statement indicates that she does not want to grant Martin‘s request. A dispreferred second turn of request could also be identified in the following
conversation between Philomena and Martin. In the conversation, the second pair part of refusal is performed by Martin by giving an explanation.
Philomena :
Martin
: Perhaps you could call me Nancy? I‘ve always loved that
name. My niece is called Nancy... oh — people might
think it‘s her. What about Anne? Anne Boleyn? That‘s a lovely name. Somebody had that.
We’ll have to use your real name, Philomena. That’s the way these things work.
26RR901:02:18 Philomena makes a request to Martin to not to use her real name in a book he
will write. She suggests names such as Nancy and Anne Boleyn to replace her real name in the book he is about to write. In respond to that request, Martin refuses it by
explaining a little about why he could not grant her request. He says that they will have her real name in the story and gives an explanation that is how human interest
story works. Furthermore, a dispreferred second turn of request could also be responded by
ignoring the first speaker‘s utterance. The example is illustrated below.
Priest :
Philomena :
Hello? Speak up now, don‘t be afraid. Silence
. 29RR1201:07:55
In this dialogue, Philomena wants to make a confession for her sin. She then asks Martin to go to church. After arrived there, she immediately goes to the church,
and then sits in a cubicle of confession. She remains still and keeps on silent for a quite long time. The priest keeps on waiting for her to confess her sin, but because
there is no response from her, he then makes a request for her to start to confess. However, instead of starting to talk and confess her sin, Philomena still remains silent
and also sobs a little. The silence shows her refusal of the priest‘s request. Her refusal of the priest‘s request is also followed by an action of getting out of the cubicle.
c. Question-No Answer or Unexpected Answer
Question is used to find out certain information about something people want to know about. The preferred second turn of a question is an answer and the
dispreferred second turn of question is a no answer or unexpected answer. An answer is more preferred when it meets the expectation of the first speaker, and when the
answer is not the same as what the first speaker expects, it becomes a dispreferred second turn. The dispreferred second turn of question also includes a no answer. It
happens when the second speaker remains silent and does not provide any information to be given to the first speaker. Below is the example of the dispreferred
second turn of question which is followed by a no answer.
