Disclaimer The Analysis of Speech Function in “ Hitch” movie
hearer some responding information and the speaker inherently inviting the hearer to confront those responding.
The researcher finds 15 clauses identified as disclaimers in the conversation between Alex and Sara in the movie. Alex produces 9 moves and Sara 6 moves. It can be
shown in some example of the main characters turns and moves in their conversation. The speech function
‘disclaimer’ which is produced by Alex is as follows: Excerpt 38:
Speech Function Turnmoves
Speakers Utterances
Question 52a
Sara i Why don’t you tell me?
Statement 52b
Sara i Then we’ll both know.
iiMan, male egos iiiI don’t know how you
guys make it through the day with them.
Disclaimer 53a
Alex iWhat? it is not my ego
Excerpt 38 shows that the speaker gives the hearer some responding information by using the confronting speech function response
‘disclaimer’. In utterance “What? It is not my ego.” in turn 53b it means that Alex disclaims Sara‟s question in the conversation.
The speech function ‘disclaimer’ which are produced by Sara are as follows: Excerpt 39:
Speech Function Turnmoves
Speakers Utterances
Question 15
Alex ii and I was wondering if
you’d mind taking it down for dinner Friday night. Over
Disclaimer 16
Sara i I can’t. I have a couple of
parties. Excerpt 39 shows that the speaker gives the hearer some responding information by
using the confronting speech function response „disclaimer‟. In utterance “I can’t. I have a couple of
parties.’ it means that Sara disclaims Alex‟s question. In the conversation, Alex wants Sara to answer his question about
go to dinner Friday night. But, Sara can’t because she have a couple of parties. When a speaker gives a question, a hearer should answer the
question by giving some information based on speaker‟s want. Disclaimer is the confronting response of speech function „question‟. In the
conversation, two speakers produce 15 moves: Alex 9 moves and Sara 6 moves. It shows that the one who has the highest number in producing the speech function move
„disclaimer‟ is Alex. The interpersonal roles that they created are Alex as a man that disclaimed Sara
question and Sara as a woman who gives questions to Alex. It indicates that Alex is the dominant speaker who has the role as a disclaimer responder of the questions asked by
Sara. On the other hand, the speaker who produces the smallest number of speech
function ‘disclaimer’ is Sara.