2. Contextual description of dialogue 3
Ideational meanings Interpretation
Experiential Domain
Two students are asking and giving information
about father’s job
Short-term goal:
Learning to identify the job’s of the father
Long-term goal:
Shanti’s curiosity to know the job’s of
Shinta’s father to maintain the relationship
between them. The preceding analysis was lexico-
grammatical analysis of dialogue. The further analysis is contextual description. There are
three categories of components within contextual description. They are experiential
domain, short-term goal and long term-goal. The experiential domain describes the focus of
the dialogue. The focus is exchanging information including asking and giving
information about father’s job. Shanti is asking for information about Shinta’s father. It is
indicated by the use of material process and the given information is indicated by the use
identifying process. However, the short-term goal in the dialogue is that Shanti learns to
identify Shinta’s father while the long-term goal is that what Shanti asks about is aimed to
maintain the relationship between them. A relationship as a friend.
3.3. Tenor of discourse of dialogue 3 1.
Lexicogrammatical analysis of dialogue 3
Interpersonal meanings Interpretation
Mood selections: There are two mood selection applied in
Interrogative and Declarative
Interrogative
What does,
Declarative:
He works, it sounds, and he serves.
the dialogue such as interrogative and declarative mood. The mood is still focusing
on demanding information and giving information. For example:
Shanti : What does he do as a civil servant? Shinta : He serves people
As the part of the dialogue shows, Shanti is
demanding information about Shinta’s father. However, dialogue 3 mainly focuses on
declarative. Declarative indicates that the participants in dialogue 3 are focusing on
giving information. The sentence “he works in a government office” gives information about
where the subject works in. The material process “works” signals the information
exchanged in the dialogue. In addition, the circumstance “in a government office” supports
the material process. It points the location where the conversation took place.
2. Contextual description of dialogue 3 Tenor of Discourse
Interpretation Agentive or societal
roles:
Student and Student The further discussion is the contextual
description of dialogue 3. The dialogue is conducted by two students. They are Shanti
Status:
Equal
Social Distance:
Minimal and Shinta. They are talking about father’s job.
Because both Shanti and Shinta are friends, the status can be revealed equal and probably
they often meet each other at school. Therefore, the social distance is minimal.
Again, it is a face to face conversation. Thus, the social is absolutely minimal.
3.4. Mode of discourse of dialogue 3
1. Lexicogrammatical Analysis of dialogue 3
Textual Meaning Interpretation
Thematic choices: Topical Themes:
He,
What, It, Predicators:
Do, work, sound,
Textual themes:
wow The lexicogrammar in the dialogue is
mainly topical. There are three topical themes found in the dialogue such as: “he”, “what” and
“it”. In the sentence “what does your father do?” the question word “what” is the topical
theme. It is because it conflates with different constituents: subject, complement, and adjunct:
circumstance. It involves a participant which plays a transitivity role. There are three
predicators found in the dialogue such as:”do”,”work”,“sound”. The predicators
indicate the process done by the participants in
the dialogue. However, there is only textual theme found in dialogue 3 such as “wow”. It
conveys continuity adjunct which shows the mood of the participant.
2. Contextual Description of dialogue 3
Textual Meaning Interpretation
Role of language: Type of interaction:
Dialogue
Medium:
Spoken
Channel:
Phonic The type of interaction of dialogue 4 is
clearly a dialogue. It is because there are two persons who are exchanging information. One
is demanding information and the other is giving information. It can be said that the
dialogue belongs to spoken in term of medium. The dialogue is done spontaneously by the
participants. Thus, the sound system of language is used to interact between them.
Based on the previous statements, it can be stated that the channel used in the dialogue is
phonic. It is the use of sound system of language to produce language.
4. Data Presentation Data 4 : Dialogue 4
Sugeng : Are you going this evening?
Dona : I’m not sure, why?
Sugeng : There’s an exhibition at the city hall.
Dona : Really? What exhibition?
Sugeng : Book exhibition. Would you like to go?
Dona : Sorry, I can’t this evening.
Sugeng : What about tomorrow afternoon?
Dona : Tomorrow is difficult. What about tomorrow evening?
Sugeng : Ok. That sounds good me.
4.1. Lexico-grammatical analysis of dialogue 4
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