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4.1. 1. Speech Function
There are 75 conversation texts which consist of 419 clauses in EOS English on Sky 1. There are 30 texts presented in the transactional conversations, 4 texts
presented in the interpersonal conversations and 41 texts presented in both transactional and interpersonal conversations.
From the structural- functional analysis, there are 419 moves which are compared to the speech function introduced in the standard of content. There are
305 moves which are compatible with the indicators introduced in the standard of content and there are 114 moves which are not compatible with any indicators
introduced in the standard of content see appendice A .
4.1.2. Linguistic Features
From structural analysis, the mood types presented in the conversations are 162 declarative full types; 31 declarative elliptical types; 34 imperative full types;
5 imperative elliptical types; 58 wh-interrogative full types; 14 wh-interrogative elliptical types; 25 polar interrogative full types; 18 polar interrogative elliptical
types; 51 exlamative full types; 15 exclamative elliptical types; and 23 minor types
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Table 6 Linguistic Features
No Mood Types
Clauses 1 Declarative
full 162
2 Wh-interrogative full
58 3 Exclamative
full 51
4 Imperative full
34 5 Declarative
elliptical 31
6 Polar interrogative full
25 7 Minor
23 8 Wh-interrogative
elliptical 15
9 Exclamative elliptical
15 10 Imperative
elliptical 5
Total 419
A set of basic clause constituents can be found from the full clauses which have two pivotal constituents, a subject and a finite, and in addition to these
pivotal constituents, there are also a predicator, and some combinations of complements or adjuncts. There are 245 full clauses divided into 162 declarative
full types; 58 wh-interrogative full types; and 25 polar interrogative full types. From these full clauses, there are 79 clauses with a set of basic clause constituent,
subject, finite and complement; 34 clauses with subject and finite; 31 clauses with subject, finite, predicator and complement; 19 clauses with subject, finite or
predicator, and complement; 13 clauses with subject, finite and predicator; 13 clauses with subject, finite, complement and circumstantial adjunct; 9 clauses with
subject, finite, complement and interpersonal adjunct; 8 clauses with subject, finite and circumstantial adjunct; 8 clauses with subject, finite or predicator and
circumstantial adjunct; 8 clauses with subject, finite, predicator, complement and interpersonal adjunct; 7 clauses with subject, finite, complement and
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circumstantial adjunct; 6 clauses with subject and finite or predicator; 4 clauses with subject, finite or predicator, complement, and circumstantial adjunct; 1
clause with subject, finite or predicator, complement and interpersonal adjunct; 1 clause with subject, finite, predicator, complement and interpersonal adjunct; 1
clause with subject, finite, predicator, circumstantial adjunct and interpersonal adjunct; 1 clause with subject, finite interpersonal adjunct and circumstantial
adjunct; 1 clause with subject, finite and textual adjunct; and 1 clause with subject, finite and interpersonal adjunct.
Table 4 A set of basic clause constituents
No A set of basic clause constituents Clauses
1 S + F + C
79 2
S + F 34
3 S + F + P + C
31 4
S + FP + C 19
5 S + F + P
13 6
S + F + C + CA 13
7 S + F + C + IA
9 8
S + F + CA 8
9 S + FP + CA
8 10
S + F + P + C + IA 8
11 S + F + C + CA
7 12
S + FP 6
13 S + FP + C + CA
4 14
S + FP + C + IA 1
15 S + F + P + C + IA
1 16
S + F + P + C + IA 1
17 S + F + IA + CA
1 18
S + F + TA 1
19 S + F + IA
1 Total
245
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4.1.3. Social Contextual Factors