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Types and Realizations Sociological
Factors Explanation
BR PP
NP OR
D P
R through whole process,
because I’m grounded in my own self, that although I
could have more shoes, my feet stayed on the ground.
Amanda’s question. Like the previous datum, distance is a factor that exists in the strategy.
21. Amanda : That’s a sign.
Oprah : That’s a sign. So, so to answer your question.
Everything is fueled that comes from me really
wanting too be a better person on earth.
5 √
Oprah repeats Amanda’s statement That’s a sign. It means that Oprah emphasizes the words and makes the repetition to
agree with Amanda’s idea. In the conversation, they are talking about the spiritual practice to take care of
themselves. Then, the relation between Amanda as the host and Oprah as the speaker is categorized as distance in the
factor on doing the strategy.
22. Amanda : To reach everyone.
Oprah : To reach everyone. And there’s no way that you
wouldn’t. Because that, that’s what I truly feel.
5 √
In the show, Oprah repeats Amanda’s statements To reach everyone. It is considered as positive politeness, seek
agremeent. She states the words to agree with Amanda’s idea about to reach every person in every area on the carreer
that people get. From the conversation between Amanda and Oprah, there is a distance factor that exists in the strategy.
23. Amanda : I’m going to ask you too.
Oprah : Okay. You’re very okay. You’re doing very okay,
very okay. 5
√ Oprah applies off record strategy that the realization is
overstate. Actually, she can state the statement by just using Okay. Yet, she gives more statements than are needed. In the
occasion, the factor that motivates Oprah on doing the strategy is distance since there is a relation between Oprah
as the speaker and Amanda as the host of the program.
24. Amanda :Thank you. I want to switch
gears and focus a bit on philanthropy.
Oprah : Are you worried about getting all of your stuff in?
3 √
Oprah performs negative politeness classified as pesimistic. She has a pesimistics expression to Amanda regarding that a
job as a host is not only just to talk but also to connect people to ideas and make the audiences have a better life. In
addition, like the previous datum, a factor involving Oprah
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Types and Realizations Sociological
Factors Explanation
BR PP
NP OR
D P
R
in doing the strategy is distance.
25. Amanda : No, we’re doing great. We’re
just going to keep going. I think everyone likes this,
right? We’re good?
Oprah : Okay.
4 √
In the occasion, Oprah just says Okay to answer Amanda’s question. What Oprah has done is categorized as off record
specifically understate since understate gives less than positive response to the hearer. The social factor influencing
Oprah in the conversation is distance.
26. Amanda : So, I watched your interview
with the Forbes conference on philanthropy. And you said
something really interesting. Which is that early on some
of your biggest mistakes in giving were because you
made emotional decisions.
Oprah : Yeah.
4 √
Like the previous datum, Oprah simply says Yeah to give Amanda’s explanation about Forbes conference on
philanthropy. Her statement is indicated as off record concerned with understate. Besides, there is a relation
between Oprah and Amanda as a social distance factor. It can be seen in the show that the closeness between both of
them start to close one another to enjoy the conversation.
27. Amanda : So, how do you strike a
balance between emotion and logic? How do you make sure
that you’re making logical decisions when you’re giving?
Oprah : These are so well thought out.
11 √
Oprah answers Amanda’s question on how Oprah believes that making decision when she is giving. Oprah has an
optimistic expression that those thought in making decision are well. What Oprah has done is indicated that she uses
positive politeness focused on be optimistic realization. The factor that involves Oprah in doing the strategy is distance.
28. Amanda : Thank you.
Oprah : Okay, let me think about that for a moment. Very
good. 1
√ In the occasion, Oprah employs negative politeness
categorized as be conventionally indirect. The expression is indirect because Oprah asks for the time to Amanda to
continue their conversation about logical decision. It is proved in the expression let me think about that for a
moment.
Besides, the factor influencing Oprah on
performing the strategy is distance since there is the relation
