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conversation which is conducted by student and student is for example :
Dona : Shanti, I need your help.
Shanti : Sure, what do you need?
Dona : Can you help me do my
homework? Shanti
: Ok, I will help you. Nurul
: Really? Thanks
The above conversation is done by Dona, Shanti and Nurul. They are student of the same
school. Thus, it can be said that their power are the same and it means that their status is equal.
It also proves that their social distance is minimal.
3.3. Mode of discourse of dialogue 1
1. Lexicogrammatical analysis of dialogue 1
Textual Meaning Interpretation
Thematic choices : Topical Themes :
You, what, I Predicators :
Help, like, go, bring, need, do
Textual themes : Sugeng and Shanti
Based on the grammatical analysis, there are three topical themes found in dialogue 1
such as: “I”, “you” and “what’. They are called topical themes because they occur in initial
position in the clause. In other words, they are also called the subject in the clause.
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For example : “I go to the library and bring some
dictionaries”. “Can you help me do my homework?”
“I will help you”.
Wh : Adjunct “What” is called topical theme because it shows the transitivity level which
occurs in initial position. For example “what would you like?”
The lexicogrammar in the dialogue is mainly predicator. There are six predicators
applied in dialogue 1 such as: “help”, “like”, “go”, “bring”, “need” and “do”. Miss Ina’s
utterance such as: “Sugeng, can you help me?” indicates the verb “help” as the predicator it
shows the action conducted by participant. Further, the textual theme found in
dialogue 1 are “Sugeng”, “and”, “Shanti”. Sugeng and Shanti are called textual themes
because they occur in initial position in the clause, and they are Voc: adjunct. “And” is
also called textual theme because it belongs to conjunction adjunct.
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2. Contextual description analysis 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. The dialogue is conducted by several participants. Thus, it is obvious that the role of
language is dialogue. The participants are Miss Ina and Sugeng, and then Dona, Shanti and
Nurul. The participants in dialogue 1 are asking each other for help. Thus, the medium
which is used by them is totally spoken. It is supported by their conversation as follows :
1. Miss Ina : Sugeng, can you help me? Sugeng : Yes Ma’am. What would you
like? 2. Dona
: Shanti, I need your help. Shanti
: Sure, what do you need? Dona
: Can you help me do my homework.
Shanti : Ok. I will help you.
The above part of conversation is conducted by Miss Ina and her student, and
then Dona with her friends. They are asking each other for help. Therefore, the channel of
communication which is used in dialogue 1 is phonic.
CHAPTER IV FINDING AND DISCUSSION
