craft. I didnt know what it took to become -- to record and be a recording artist.
.
Now, you got to write songs. Now, you got to establish who you are. I dont know if anyone who knows they are at 18 years old.
In this data, BM told about his carrier when he got dropped by Motown records. He told the chronology of dropping him from motown. He said that he was too
young and can’t remember only a litle bit. He thought that it was motown’s fault because he was just younger who hasn’t known yet about recording. He can sing
but to record there was steps which he knew and learned. When he told a story, he made a pause . at the moment and he always continued his speaking. In this
case, PM as a nice hearer because he waited until BM reached TRP’s. holding the floor by BM. BM doesn’t give a turn to PM to take the turn.
3. Yielding the floor
Datum Number 13
PM : Did a part of you believe that, that maybe you werent
good e nough?↓
BM : You definitely have those nights where you fell a little
insecure, but I didnt want to give up, I wasnt going to -- my goal was, Im not going to go back home. Im not going
back to Hawaii and face my friends and my family saying it didnt pan out. Ive got to do something.
PM : What did you change about what you were doing? How
did you move from has been at 18 to back on track? ↓
BM : I think I grew. I grew as an artist. I grew as a writer. I
wrote songs every day. I started producing. And you know, practice is what you need. Ive written a lot of awful songs.
Hopefully –
In this data, PM gave the turn by asking question and fall intonation ↓ in the end of sentence. It shows that give a turn or yielding the floor is clear, it give a
contribution in making a good conversation so it flows well. The intonation can be rised or fallen to give a sign that the next speaker is selected. The conversation
above told about BM’s life, the journey of life to reach a successful life like now. BM never gave up to make his dream come true and he always kept the strugle for
it. PM as a host gave some question to BM and BM answered without hesitant and he knew when he must speak and when he must listen.
Datum Number 33
PM : What values did they instill in y
ou? ↓
BM : Just family is everything for us. You know, I wouldnt be
where I am today without the support and the love that my parents gave me and the knowledge that my father gave
me. Hes the one that put me on to music. Hes the one that showed me Jackie Wilson and James Brown.
PM :
What kind of advice did he give you, your dad?↓ Because hes putting you into a business he knew well. It can be a
rough business. It can be a lonely place. BM
: Right. In this data, the strategy to give a turn by asking question with fall intonation in
the end of the sentences. It is called Yielding the floor. PM select the next speaker with giving a question to BM and BM answer without hesitant and without
pauses. In the conversation above, PM as a host asked about BM fami ly’s life.
BM answered with compassionate face when he told about his family. He told that his family is everything, always supporting him in all conditions, giving
knowledge especially about music from his father. PM gave the second question after BM reached his TRP. The second question is still about family. PM used a
question to give a turn but he also made a statement so that BM just answered with short word, it is usually called back chanelling. Back chanelling is the
response of participants statement with using the short word but the meaning can be understood by participants. like aha, right, hemm, etc.
Data Number 36
PM : If I could take away the money or the women, which
would you rather keep? ↓ BM
: Definitely the women, Piers. What kind of question is that? What is this, a setup?
↑ PM
: Its a good answer.
In this data, PM gave the floor by asking question with fall intonation in the end of the sentence. He asked about BM’s life, woman or money would be chosen
when both of it were a choice. BM answered that he would choose his woman. BM made a joke with asking „what kind of question is that?’, he felt that PM just
wanted to make him shy and confused. And BM knew his turn to speak. BM answered clearly without hesitant because no pause before he answers, and he
gave a turn by statement with rise intonation in the end. It is not a question, it is just a rhetorical question which do not the answer.
Datum Number 38
PM : Does the money, in the end, mean that much? Its
obviously great to have it, but does it mean that much to you? ↑
BM : . emm No. No. Im not doing emmm of course, like I
said, being able to buy my mom a house, thats something awesome that Ive always wanted to do. I
dont think emm if youre doing music for money, I dont know if you can be taken seriously.
In this data, yielding the floor by asking ques tion with rise intonation ↑ at the
end of the sentence. PM gives a turn with a question and BM answerer a hesitant answer. It signed by pause . and saying „emmm’ in some times. It shows that BM
is n’t ready to answer. The piece of conversation above told that when BM was
success, Money was everything because he said that with money, he made his mom happy, bought a house for his mom and family, and gave everything for his
family with own money.
Datum Number 41 PM
: Youre seeing this song go round the world, massive, huge international hit. And youre making nothing.
BM : And I cant buy a sandwich.
In piece of conversation above, PM started with joking about the job, about a song which famous, hit and go international but the writer doing nothing. PM took a
turn and said a statement, yield the BM by a statement. And BM answered with contuining sentences without waiting PM gave a turn. In this case, BM did a self
sellection because the pr evious speaker haven’t chosen yet the next speaker.
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CHAPTER IV
CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS
A. Conclusions
