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CHAPTER IV DATA ANALYSIS
A. Introduction
This  chapter  is  the  most  important  part  of  the  research  since  it  contains  the result  of  the  research.  By  the  result  of  the  data  analysis,  the  problem  statements  in
Chapter I will be answered. To make it systematic, this chapter is divided into three subchapters namely: Introduction, Analysis and Discussion.
The first subchapter provides the outline of how the research findings will be conducted.  The  second  subchapter  analyzes  each  datum  based  on  the  theories  of
SPEAKING  and  refusal.  The  third  subchapter,  discussion,  is  the  general interpretation of all the data.
The objectives of this research are to find out the kinds of refusal expressions used by the characters in the film entitled Knowing, to know how each type of refusal
is expressed by the characters in the film entitled Knowing and to find out why each type of refusal is employed by the characters in the film entitled Knowing.
B. Analysis 1. Types of refusal expressions in the film entitled
Knowing
From 22 data containing kinds of refusal expression, the researcher found that there  are  three  types  of  refusal  expressions;  namely  direct  refusal,  indirect  refusal,
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and adjuncts to refusal. a.  Direct Refusal: 6 data, they are
Non Performative Statement : 6 data
b.  Indirect Refusal: 13 data, they are divided into Excuse  reason  explanation
: 7 data Physical departure
: 1 data Silence
: 2 data Topic switch
: 1 data Postponement
: 1 data Hedging
: 1 data c.  Adjuncts to Refusal: 3 data, they are
Gratitude  appreciation : 3 data
2. The ways in expressing refusal expressions
In this present research, the 22 data are classified based on Beebe, Takahashi and Uliss-Weltz classification of refusal, there are three main types of refusal namely:
Direct  Refusal,  Indirect  Refusal,  and  Adjuncts  to  Refusal.  Below  are  the  ways  in expressing  refusal  expressions  employed  by  the  characters  in  the  film  entitled
Knowing that clarify Beebe, Takahashi and Uliss- Weltz’s refusal classification.
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DIRECT REFUSAL
Direct  refusal  is  a  kind  of  refusal  which  is  used  to  refuse  request,  demand, command, offer, invitation, or suggestion directly. In this kind of refusal, the speaker
does  not  use  a  reason  in  rejecting  something.  It  is  signaled  by  the  use  of  denying vocabulary, such as I refuse, no or statements showing unwillingness or inability.
These are the direct refusal applied by the characters in the film entitled Knowing:
A. Non Performative Statement Data 03  K  Disc 1  IF  D-Ref  T-C
 The participants of the dialogue below are Ted and Caleb. Ted as father and
Caleb  as  son.  They  have  a  close  relationship.  This  conversation  runs  in  non formal situation. It happens in the backyard when Caleb and Ted see planets
through  the  telescope.  In  that  moment  Ted  orders  Caleb  to  eat  the  hot  dogs, but suddenly without saying any reason Caleb refuses it and Ted shocks. The
genre of this dialogue is daily conversation.
Ted : Where are you going?
Caleb : To watch that Discovery program.
Ted : But its Dads famous Sunday night
Hot dogs on the run... time Caleb
: I cant consume that
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Ive decided to become a vegetarian
Ted : Well, when were you planning on
telling the guy who buys the groceries around here? Caleb
: Are you deaf ? I just told you now, Dad.
Data Interpretation
From  the  conversation  above  we  can  see  that  Caleb  uses  the  direct  refusal.
The direct refusal can be seen in the form of non performative statement by saying I
cant  consume  that.  In  this  context  of  situation,  Caleb  intends  to  use  direct  refusal because he wants to make clear refusal, since he is bored with the activity of seeing
planet which means nothing for him. Then, it is followed with the indirect refusal namely  giving excuse  reason
explanation  by  saying  Ive  decided  to  become  a  vegetarian.  Here,  the  reason  of refusal  after  the  direct  refusal  employed  by  Caleb  has  a  function  to  emphasize  the
refusal message which explains that he does not want to consume hot dogs.
Data 09  K  Disc 1  IF  D-Ref  MT-T
 The  conversation  below  is  conducted  between  Miss  Taylor  and  Ted.  Their
relationship is distant. The conversation occurs in Miss Taylor’s house, in non formal situation. Topic of this conversation is  Lucinda Embry. After reading
the information in  Lucinda’s letter,  Ted  goes to  Miss Taylor’s house to  get
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information  about  Lucinda  since  Miss  Taylor  is  the  teacher  who  ever  taught Lucinda. Then, after talking so long, Miss Taylor offers him a drink but Ted
refuses it. The genre of this dialogue is daily conversation.
Miss Taylor  : Would you like some red tea? Ted
: No. Thank you
Data Interpretation In  the  conversation  above,  Ted  employs  direct  refusal  strategy  namely  non
performative  statements.  It  can  be  seen  when  Ted  says  No.  Thank  you  for  Miss
Taylor’s offer.  It is spoken directly so Miss Taylor can catch the message easily. In this context of situation, Ted intends to  apply the direct refusal because he wants to
make a clear refusal, so that Miss Taylor who is little bit senile can catch the message easily.  Moreover,  Ted  prefers  to  express  the  refusal  politely  because Miss  Taylor is
older  than  him.  By  employing  a  polite  refusal,  Ted  tries  to  achieve  the  goal  in maintaining  harmonious  relationship  with  Miss  Taylor.  That  is  why,  after  saying
“no”  directly,  Ted  shows  his  appreciation  by  saying  thank  you  for  Miss  Taylor’s offer.
Data 16  K  Disc 1  IF  D-Ref  T-D
 The participants of the dialogue below are Ted and Diana. This conversation
happens in the basement of a building and runs in non formal situation. They
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are not close each other because this is the first time they meet. In this scene, Ted tries to get information about Lucinda by following Lucinda’s daughter,
Diana. Here, Ted feels that Lucinda’s letter will mean bad for Caleb. That is why, after telling and asking about Lucinda’s ability of seeing the future, Ted
asks Diana to help him and his son due to the Lucinda’s letter which has been received by Caleb.
He tries hard in begging Diana’s help, but Diana refuses it. Since it is the first conversation, Diana feels uncomfortable with the topic of
conversation about her Mom. Thus, she answers the question at a glance. The genre of dialogue is daily conversation.
Ted : Diana, please catches up
If I’m wrong about this…in seventy – two hours you’ll never have to hear from me again
Ted : But I think this has something to do with my son.
I don’t know how or why, but I think he’s in danger… so if
you won’t do this for me, please do it for him… I’m asking you to help us
Diana :
I can’t
Data Interpretation
In  datum  above,  Diana  employs  direct  refusal  namely  non  performative
statements; negative willingness. It can be seen when she says I can
’t that means she
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can not  help  him. Here, Diana intends to refuse Ted’s request because she does not
believe all what Ted says about Lucinda’s ability in seeing the future. Moreover, their relationship is distant since they are strangers each other. That
is  why  Diana  prefers  to  employ  direct  refusal  because  it  will  not  hurt  the  hearer’s feeling too deep. Besides, Diana employs direct refusal because she wants to make a
clear refusal, so Ted can accept what she wants  without any longer thinking. In this context of situation, Diana feels uncomfortable with the topic of discussion about her
Mom.  Thus,  to  cut  the  conversation,  she  applies  the  direct  refusal  for  showing  her inconvenience.
Data 14  K  Disc 1  IF  D-Ref  T-C
 The conversation below is conducted between Ted, the father and Caleb, the
son. The relationship between them is close. This conversation takes place in Ted’s  house  and  runs  in  non  formal  situation.  In  this  scene,  Ted  feels  so
terrible  after  facing  the  truth  of  Lu cinda’s  letter  on  thee  airplane  accident.
Thus,  when  Caleb  asks  what  has  happened,  Ted  goes  to  switch  the  topic  by saying that  he is  going to bed. Next,  Ted commands Caleb not  to  watch TV
because  he  wants  to  hide  the  airplane  accident  which  involves  him.  Caleb feels  weird with  that command, therefore he asks the reason. Moreover,  Ted
who  refuses  to  discuss  anything  says  No  more  questions  Caleb for  Caleb’s
question. Genre of this dialogue is daily conversation.
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Caleb : What happened Dad? What’s going on?
Ted : The truck broke down on the freeway.
Sorry I couldn’t pick you up Caleb
: It is more than that isn’t it? Why won’t you tell me what’s going on?
Ted : I’m going to bed. Get your homework done
and you should go to bed, too. No TV tonight. Caleb
: Why ? I always watch an hour before Ted
: No more questions Caleb.
Caleb : I can ask question when you tell me to do things that don’t
make sense.
Data Interpretation In the dialogue above, we can see that Ted is employing direct refusal namely
non performative statements. It can be seen when he says No more questions Caleb.
This  sentence  delivers  a  message  that  Ted  prohibits  Caleb  to  watch  TV.  In  this context of situation, Ted prefers to use direct refusal because he wants to make a clear
refusal,  so  Caleb  can  accept  what  he  wants  without  any  longer  thinking.  Moreover, the direct refusal is used to emphasize the refusal message of watching TV since Ted
wants to hide the fact about the disaster which has happened.
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Data 22  K  Disc 2  IF  D-Ref  T-C
 The participants of the dialogue below are Ted, the father and Caleb, the son.
Their  relationship  is  close.  This  conversation  happens  in  front  of  Lucinda’s house  and  runs  in  non  formal  situation.  After  looking  for  Caleb,  finally  Ted
finds him in front of Lucinda’s house. In this scene, Caleb tries to persuade Ted  to  go  with  him,  but  Ted  refuses  to  go  because  he  thinks  that  the  tickets
are only  for two people, Caleb and Abby.  In addition,  Ted thinks that Caleb should decide itself because it is his future. The genre of this dialogue is daily
conversation.
Ted : Theyve chosen you, both of you
You have to take care of Abby now. You have to be strong for her.
Caleb : No. I dont want to go without you.
They couldve taken you away from me Ted
: But they didnt… because you have to make this decision yourself.
Data Interpretation
In datum above we can see that Caleb is using the direct refusal and indirect
refusal. The direct refusal can be seen in the form of non performative statement by
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saying  No.  In  this  context  of  situation,  Caleb  employs  direct  refusal  because  the conversation  happens  in  the  non  formal  situation  between  him  and  his  father.  Here,
Caleb intends to use direct refusal because he wants to make clear refusal. Then, it is followed with the indirect refusal namely  giving excuse  reason
explanation by saying I  dont want to go without you. The use of indirect refusal in
the form of giving reason after the direct refusal employed by Caleb has a function to emphasize  the  refusal  message  which  explains  that  he  does  not  want  to  go  without
Ted.
Data 19  K  Disc 2  IF  D-Ref  T-D
 The participants  of the  dialogue below are Diana and Ted. The  relationship
between them is close. It takes place in Ted’s house. This conversation runs in emergency situation. In this scene, Ted tries to convince Diana that the right
place to rescue is not the cave but the last place in which Lucinda pointed out in her letter. It can be seen when Ted answers Diana’s command by saying
directly that they are not going to the caves. The genre of this dialogue is daily conversation.
Diana : Ted?
Ted  What are you doing? We have to get to the caves Ted
:
We’re not going to the caves
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Diana : What??
Ted : I was wrong Diana, your mother wrote a latitude and longitude
for this event – it just wasn’t on the sheet
Ted : She tried to write it down, but ran out of time
– so she scratched it into this door instead She’s trying to tell us something –
where we need to go Diana
: Ted, you are making any sense Look at you Look at what you’re doing
Data Interpretation
In  the  dialogue  above,  Ted  employs  direct  refusal  expression  namely  non performative  statements  negative  willingness    ability.  It  can  be  seen  when  Ted
answers Diana’s command by saying We’re not going to the caves. In this scene, Ted states that they are not going to the caves. He insists that they will not go to the cave
because  the  right  place  to  go  is  the  place  in  Lucinda’s  letter.  In  this  context  of situation,  the  direct  refusal  is  preferred  because  the  conversation  happens  in  the
emergency situation. Besides, Ted employs direct refusal because he wants to make a clear refusal, so Diana can accept what he wants without any longer thinking.
INDIRECT REFUSAL
Indirect  refusal  is  a kind of refusal which is used to  refuse  request, demand, command,  offer,  invitation,  or  suggestion  indirectly.  In  this  kind  of  refusal,  the
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speaker  does  not  use  denying  vocabulary  in  rejecting  something.  Below  are  the indirect refusal applied by the characters in the film entitled Knowing:
A. Excuse  reason  explanation Data 04  K  Disc 1  IF  I-Ref  T-C