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frankly, that doesnt - nobody is afraid of our
president
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After he abandons his words, he instantly changes the topic that
is being discussed. By changing the topic and starting the new
utterance. He solves the problem that he proposes in the
beginning of his utterance. The bold parts represent the repaired
and the repairing segments.
19.
T: Were just - you know, we have a president,
frankly, that doesnt - nobody is afraid of our
president.
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Initially, Trump is going to talk further about the president of
America, Barack Obama. However, he chooses to
abandon his words. He starts with another utterance. He says
„nobody is afraid of our president
‟ as the new utterance. Here, he simply initiates a self-
initiated self-repair by abandoning his previous words.
20.
T: We are supporting nations now,
militarily, we are supporting nations
like Saudi Arabia which was making
during the good oil days which was a year
ago, now theyre making less but still a
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Trump initiates a repair by saying
„we are supporting nations now
‟. Because his words seems unclear for the
audience. Then he gives an example by mentioning
„we are supporting nations like Saudi
Arabia ‟. Here, he mentions
Saudi Arabia as an example of nation that is supported by
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lot, 1 billion a day. USA, militarily. By doing such
an act, he solves the problem.
21.
T: We are supporting them, militarily, and pay
us a fraction, a fraction of what they should be
paying us and of the cost.
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Trump initiates a repair by saying
„and pay us a fraction‟ in the conversation. After that, he
specifies the fraction that he means by saying
„a fraction of what they should be paying us
and of the cost ‟. He describes
further about the fraction he is talking about. Because the
previous words seem unclear for the audience.
22.
T
:
We are supporting Japan. Most people didnt
even know that. Most people didnt know that
we are taking care of Japans military needs.
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Trump initiates a repair by using a determiner
„that‟ in the utterance
„most people didn‟t even know that
‟. The word is of course unclear for the audience.
Then, he specifies his utterance by saying
„that we are taking care of Japan
‟s military needs‟. By giving the information that
is needed, Trump instantly solves the repair.
23.
T: Excuse me, excuse me, were supporting
Germany. Were supporting South Korea.
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By saying „we‟re supporting
Germany ‟, Trump initiates a
repair because after that, he repeats the previous pattern by
saying „we‟re supporting South
Korea ‟. Here, he gives two
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examples to the audience about which countries that are being
supported by USA, in term of military needs. In the beginning,
he makes a trouble and resolves it right away.
24.
T: Maybe its going to have to be time to change,
