hedges. ―I guess not‖ and ―not possible‖ are the example of markers which are usually used in expressing dispreferred second turn. The conversation below is an
example of using hedges to perform the dispreferred second turn. Martin
: Sister Claire :
But can we try?
I don’t think that’s going to be possible.
13RR1100:29:47 The dispreferred second turn is shown in this conversation between Martin
and Sister Claire. After knowing the fact that the nuns could not help them to find Philomena‘s son because all the data were burnt in a big fire, Martin asks Sister
Claire if they could ask the elder nun who is still alive about this matter. Yet, Sister Claire responds it by saying ―I don‘t think that‘s going to be possible‖ which has the
same meaning as ―it is not possible‖. It is a marker of hedging the negative. It indicates that she does not want to grant Martin‘s request.
f. Other Ways of Doing Dispreferred Second Turns in Philomena Movie
The researcher finds some ways of doing the dispreferred second turns of adjacency pairs which is not yet stated in Yule‘s theory and which are found in the
utterances performed by the characters in Philomena movie. These are ignoring, change topic, and direct refusaldisagreement.
1 Ignoring
In this research, ignoring is considered as the realization which is mainly used by the characters in Philomena movie. It appears as the main way which is used to do
the dispreferred second turn because the characters mostly lacks of enthusiast or interest of the topic which is discussed by the other characters before. Sometimes, it
is also used when the participant does not want to continue the conversation. Ignoring is usually performed by a non-response or silence. Yule 1998: 80 states that non-
response could mean that the speaker is not willing to do the preferred response. For example:
Jane :
Philomena :
Mother? What is it? Are you alright? Silence
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The datum shows a dispreferred second turn of question which is followed by a silencenon-
answer as the response. The dialogue takes place in Philomena‘s house after she gets home from the church to light a candle. Philomena sits in front of the
TV, but she does not pay attention to it. Her eyes are empty because she thinks of another thing. Jane then comes and tells her mother that she is going out. Philomena
gives her response towards her daughter statement at first, but then she remains silent. Jane, who does not get any response from Philomena, then thinks that something is
wrong with her mother. After that, she talks to her again and asks her about her condition. Yet, Philomena still remains silent and then only gives Jane an old photo
