Table 3.1 The Example of Cross Tabulation Table
No Utterances
Min LH
TQ RI
EA CT
I HG
SF SW
ES
Min : Minutes
LHF : Lexical Hedges or Fillers TQ
: Tag Questions RI
: Rising Intonations EA
: EmptyAdjectives CT
: Precise Color Term I
: Intensifiers HG
: Hypercorrect Grammar SF
: Super Polite Form SW
: Avoidance of Strong Swear Words ES
: Emphatic Stress
E. Research Procedures
In this research, there are nine procedures. They are selecting the research question, reviewing literature, looking for and downloading the videos and the
transcripts, watching the videos, selecting the utterances, categorizing Hillary’s utterances, analyzing the data, drawing the conclusion and writing up the report.
1. Formulating the Research Question
Firstly, the researcher formulated the research problem. In this study, the researcher focused on the women’s language features that were used by Hillary
Rodham Clinton in her utterances. The utterances were from her speeches and interviews. The research came up with a research problem in this study. The
research problem deals with the features of women’s language used by Hillary. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
2. Reviewing Literature
Secondly, after selecting the research problem, the researcher found the theories that related to women’s language, public speaking and leadership. The
theories were used to help the researcher in analyzing the data.
3. Finding and Downloading the Videos and the Transcripts
Thirdly, the researcher looked for the videos and the transcripts related to the Hillary’s speeches and interviews from the internet. The researcher looked for
and chose the videos randomly. At least, there were ten videos, five videos for Hillary’s speeches and five videos for Hillary’s interview. After finding the
videos, the researcher downloaded those videos. Then, finding and copying the transcripts of the selected videos from the internet
4. Watching the Videos
Fourthly, the researcher watched each video many times to gather the data. During watching the videos, the researcher aimed to understand the Hillary’s
utterances in her speeches and interviews. The researcher also transcribed the utterances in those videos related to the features of women’s language.
5. Selecting the Utterances
Fifthly, the researcher analyzed the transcripts of each video. The researcher selected the Hillary’s utterances to be researched. Next, the researcher selected
the utterances that prove the features of women’s language. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
6. Categorizing Hillary’s Utterances
