saying “are you a cowboy?” She chooses to change the topic totally because she
just wants to say what is in her mind without replying Mr Mike‟s greeting. She
should answer the greeting, such as by saying “hi uncle or hello”.
The same situation also occurs in the following dialogue. The conversation occurs in Ms
Ann‟s car after picking up Temple from an airport. Temple and Ms Ann are in a car. They go back to Ms Ann’s home
Temple : The wolf is growling and the man with the shotgun
says to Illya Kuryakin, Would you like for me to open the gate?
Ms Ann : Im sorry, Temple, you lost me.
Temple : The Man from U.N.C.L.E. The Gazebo in the Maze.
The wolf is growling and the man with the shotgun says to Illya Kuryakin, Would you like for me to
open the gate? Would you like for me to open the gate?
Ms Ann : You okay?
Datum 02RCI The example above also contains the CI response. Temple says something
by immitating the actors in the film of the man from U.N.C.L.E. She repeats some utterances from the film that makes Ms Ann confused. She only wants to say what
is in her mind without realising that someone does not understand about her utterances. Besides, she also ignores Ms Ann
‟s utterances.
b. Cognitively Relevant Responses CR
Cognitively relevant responses CR are right answers given by speakers to hearers in which the answers are appropriate to the conversational topic which is
being talked. In brief, when someone is able to produce this response, he or she does not have any problems in understanding speech called speech
comprehension.
Individuals with autism have problems in the speech comprehension while communicating. Although they have to face the problems, they still can give
relevant responses. The phenomenon of givi
ng relevant responses in Temple Grandin‟s utterances is 23 out of 81 times of occurrence. In fact, giving relevant responses
to the hearer is difficult for autistic people because of their communication impairments. In this condition, the role of people surrounds them, such as parents,
therapist, even the hearer is important in assisting to build a good communication. According to the previous explanation, there are some relevant responses
found in Temple Grandin. The phenomenon can be seen in the example below: Ms Ann
: Say hi to your Uncle Mike. Temple
: ... just silent Mr Mike
: Hi, Temple. I just been telling Billy here all about our summer visitor.
Temple : Are you a cowboy? looking a man who wears clothes
like a coboy Ms Ann
: Excuse my niece. Thats not how we greet people, Temple. You know better than that.
Temple : Hello, Im Temple. Its very nice to meet you.
Datum 04RCR The conversation above shows how the role of others in helping an autistic
character to give relevant responses to the conversation topic. The dialogue takes place in Ms Ann‟s yard after she picks up Temple from an airport. Temple meets
Mr Mike for the first time. He greets Temple but she does not respond his greeting. Ms Ann addresses Temple to gi
ve a good greeting by saying “Excuse my niece. Thats not how we greet people, Temple. You know better than that
”. When Temple understands what her aunt says, she gives the relevant response by saying
“Hello, I’m Temple. It’s very nice to meet you” to reply of Mr Mike‟s greeting.
