However, Liam gives an answer that makes Lane feels little bit disappointed. Liam says that he cannot come to her house because he
is actually out of town. Liam shows her dispreferred respond by using
taking yes strategy. He says “I’d love to Lane, I really would, but I’m actually out of town.” The utterances “I’d love to Lane, I really
would..” indicates that he refuses Lane’s request.
The strategy of taking yes can also be seen as a white lie. It means that Liam says that he wants to
grant his girlfriend’s invitation, but on the other hand, the second pair really does not want to come to
her house. This strategy is used as a way to avoid the possibility of hurting the feeling of the first pair part since her invitation is refused
by the second pair part.
e. Making It Non-Personal
To deny an accusation, assessment, or complaint, someone can use a statement that shows as if heshe is not the one who is being
accused, assessed, or complained. This kind of statement is used to express that the speakers talk about somebody else. The expression of
making it non-personal is illustrated in the below conversation. Lane
: Those are nice flowers. Your birthday? Diana
: No. The doorman sends them to me every Monday for four years now. Can you blame
him?
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The conversation above occurs when Lane has a meeting with Alice, her coordinator on her work in Her Style magazine. They have
a meeting in a cafe to discuss about the article that will be written by Lane in the next edition of Her Style magazine. In the middle of their
conversation, a doorman sends a big flower bouquet to Diana. Lane amazes with that bouquet, and she asks to Diana whether today is her
birthday or not. Diana tries to clarify that today is not her birthday and actually, she always receives those flowers every Monday since
four years ago. The subject of “the doorman” indicates that Diana points out to another man as a person who always gives her a bouquet
rather than agreeing with Lane’s statement that today is her birthday. It means that Diana uses the strategy of making it non – personal to
show her dispreferred social act in this conversation.
f. Giving an Account
Giving an account is the common way to do a dispreferred second pair part that lessen a negative response. It will invite the
second pair part’s understanding so that heshe will not give a negative respond. The illustration of giving an account strategy to do
dispreferred second pair part is best illustrated in the conversation below.
Seth : Do you wanna go for a nightcap?
Lane : You know what? I shouldn’t. I-I have a busy
day tomorrow.
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In this scene, Seth gives an offering to Lane for having a nightcap. Actually, Lane wants to accept Seth’s offering, but she
remembers that she already has a boyfriend, Liam, so she decides to rejects Seth’s offering for having a nightcap. In fact, Lane has a date
with Liam in order to accomplish her job on Cosmo Magazine as a journalist about finding a magic man on a business world.
Lane rejects Seth’s offering by using giving an account strategy to do dispreferred second pair part. She shows her strategy by
uttering, “You know what? I shouldn’t. I-I have a busy day tomorrow.” The strategy of giving any account is emphasized on
Lane’s utterance “I-I have a busy day tomorrow.” Her utterance
indicates that she wants to reje cts it without offending Seth’s feeling
and making him disappointed. This strategy is another strategy to express a white lie.
g. Hedging the Negative
Hedging the negative response is one way to do the dispreferred second pair part to show the defensive act slowly. It aims
to avoid giving an answer, response, or taking any action. The use of this strategy can be seen in the illustration below.
