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No. Data
Types and Realizations Sociological
Factors Explanation
BR PP
NP OR
D P
R you probably wouldn’t
remember, have been the most revelatory, the most
impactful. between Oprah and the audiences.
44. Amanda : But you made him cry
Amanda.
Oprah : I didn’t make him cry. I didn’t make him cry,
Amanda. 8
√ In the occasion, Oprah applies off record that is be ironic
realization. In her words I didn’t make him cry, she states something contradictive to that happened in the program, yet
in the moment, one of the audiences is crying and it implies on how ironic statement occurs in the strategy. Based on the
explanation, there is a sociological factor that involves Oprah on performing the statement that is social distance.
45. Amanda : But he cried but it was happy
tears.
Oprah : Yeah, I would have to say. I don’t actually try to make
people cry and if I think, literally, we cut a lot of it
because he went into the ugly cry. He went into ugly
cry. 2
√ Oprah employs negative politeness on hedge realization. It
is proved in the statements actually, I think, literally, and these are categorized as hedge. In addition, social distance is
a factor that motivates Oprah in doing the strategy.
46.
Amanda : You could tell it was real. Oprah
: Yeah, it was very real and so we said, we got to save
the brother. 5
√ Oprah repeats Amanda’s statement that is it was real. What
she says in the occasion is considered as positive politeness, seek agreement focused on repetition. The function of using
the repetition is the speaker needs to stress or emphasize so the hearer will agree with her statement. According to the
explanation, the sociological factor that exists in the program is social distance since there is the distance
between Oprah Winfrey as the speaker and Amanda as the host in the show.
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No. Data
Types and Realizations Sociological
Factors Explanation
BR PP
NP OR
D P
R 47.
Amanda : There was a version made here too.
Oprah : Here?
2 √
In the conversation, Amanda talks about a video made by the students of Standford Graduate School of Business.
Then, Oprah continues Amanda’s statements by using Here. What Oprah says is categorized as bald on record with
metaphorical urgency for emphasis realization. It is because she emphasizes the word to make that she is enthusiast with
Amanda’s statements. Then, like in the previous datum, social distance is a factor involving Oprah on performing her
strategy.
48. Amanda : There was a version made here
too.
Oprah : Here?
3 √
Oprah applies positive politeness with intensify interest to hearer. It can be seen that she uses the statemet Here. Based
on the use of intensify interest to hearer, she states that because she needs to convince Amanda about her statement.
In the occasion, Oprah talks about the students who made a video to show in the program. Besides, the sociological
factor that exists in the occasion is distance.
49. Amanda : Yeah, I think some of the
MBA ones right? Raise your hand if you are in it. Yeah
Oprah : Didn’t it make you happy to do it?
3 √
In the context, Oprah employs positive politeness which is intensify interest to hearer. She asks the audiences about the
inspirational video shown in the program. It is because she needs the hearer to contribute or answer her question in a
purpose to make the good communication. Like the previous datum, distance is factor that involving the use of the
strategy
50.
Amanda : We’re going to take one from the audience now.
Oprah : Yeah.
4 √
Oprah just answers Amanda’s statements about the next question from the audiences by saying Yeah. It is considered
as off record with understate realization. The sociological factor which is used by Oprah Winfrey is distance, because
there is a social attribute between Oprah as the speaker and Amanda Facelle as the host of the show.
