know each other already and the power is equal. The following example exemplifies the
same status and the social distance of the participants.
Dona : With Bertha?
Shanti : Yeah
Dona : OK. Can I leave a message?
Shanti : Sure
The example above shows that Shanti’s usage of continuity adjunct “yeah” and “sure”
denotes that their social distance is minimal. “yeah” and “sure” are also called discourse
marker.
1.4. Mode of discourse of dialogue 1 1. Lexicogrammatical Analysis of dialogue 1
Textual Meaning Interpretation
Thematic choices: Topical Themes:
I, Who, It, Ina,This, How,Everthing, Mom,
You,
Predicators:
Speak, feel, see, take The lexicogrammar in the dialogue is
mainly topical. There are only two kinds of theme found in the dialogue. They are topical
and textual theme. For example, Miss Ina’s utterance “How are you?” The question word
“How” portrayed as topical theme in the dialogue. It is said to be topical because they
Textual themes:
And, Ops, Oh, hi, Tigor,Well,
occur in the first position in the clause.. The predicators used in the dialogue indicate that
there are several actions conducted by the participants in the dialogue. The expression of
textual themes such as “ops”,”Oh”,”hi” and “well” in the dialogue function to control the
discourse within the dialogue. They belong to continuity adjunct. Thus, they are classified as
textual theme.
2. Contextual Description of dialogue 1
Textual Meaning Interpretation
Role of language: Type of interaction:
Dialogue
Medium:
Spoken
Channel:
Phonic The type of interaction of dialogue 1 is
a dialogue. It is because there are three persons who perform the dialogue. They are Shanti,
Dona and Nurul’s mother, Dona is demanding information. In addition, Shanti is giving
information about Nurul. The exchanging information is about leaving and taking a
message. Thus, the medium used by the participants is spoken. The polar question
“Could I speak to Nurul, please?” reflects spoken language although it is not face to face
conversation. Based on the previous statements, it can be stated that the channel
used in the dialogue is phonic. For instance: Shanti : She knows your phone number,
doesn’t she? Dona : Yes, she does
The above example shows that Dona demands information. She uses tag question to
expect that the information will be confirmed. The confirmation is done when Dona responds
Shanti’s proposition. The response “Yes, she does” signals the response of Shanti’s
proposition.
2. Data Presentation Data 2: Dialogue 2
Santi : Who’s that man?
Sinta : He is my father
Santi : What is he doing?
Sinta : He is feeding his dog
2.1. Lexico-grammatical analysis of dialogue 2
