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communication, so that the data appear in the form of utterances made by one speaker as the response to the others.
C. Research Instruments
Since this research was qualitative, the main instrument of the research was the researcher itself; this is in line with what has been stated by Bogdan and
Biklen 1982: 27. In this study, the researcher played the role as the designer, the data collector, the analyst, the data interpreter, and eventually the reporter of the
research findings. In addition, data sheets served as secondary instruments to guide the process of identification and analysis. After all data had been identified,
they were transcripted into data sheets to analyze.
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D. Data Collecting Techniques
In preparing the data, the researcher did not only collect the data but also selected and classified the data according to particular classifications that had
been prepared. In collecting the data from written sources, the writer applied simak and catat read and write technique. Sudaryanto 1993:132 says that
simak and catat technique is aimed to record relevant data which match the objective of the research. The data collection of this research was done by making
transcription according to its classification. The data were documented along with their context or setting to get a complete understanding on the situation.
Therefore, the writer watched, listened, and took notes from the conversations in the Romeo and Juliet movie.
E. Data Analysis
Data analysis is a process of organizing and classifying the data into a patterned category and a unit of analysis in order to find a theme and to formulate
working hypothesis as the data suggest Moleong, 2001:103. In analyzing the data in the movie, the writer worked under comprehensive framework in
analyzing data. The framework used in this research consisted of the description regarding the types and the function of adjacency pairs.
The data analysis in this study was done by observing the data obtained and then classifying them into three categories: the type, the function, and the
preference structure of the adjacency pairs.