choose one of them. Next, David Cameron expresses the same strategy in answering follow-up questions. When he uses that strategy in answering follow-
up questions, it means he shows appropriate contribution. In addition, follow-up questions are designed to make David Cameron answer to the topical domain of
the questions. Finally, minimal answer plus elaboration is effective to reply global adversarialness. The reason is that
global adversarialness invites David Cameron‟s arguments in responding to
Andrew Marr‟s criticism. By employing that strategy, his arguments are well outlined because it only discusses one idea followed by
supporting details. In other cases, statement prefaces are also responded by roundabout trajectory.
Those happen when Andrew Marr gives prediction questions to David Cameron. As a result, those questions give an opportunity to David Cameron to make a
maneuver. The phenomenon can be described in data no. 11, 37, and 43.
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CHAPTER V CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS
A. Conclusions
Based on the findings and discussion of the phenomena of questions and answers in Andrew Marr Show: Interview with David Cameron, there are two
conclusions that can be drawn. The first conclusion shows how Andrew Marr expresses the question realizations. The second one deals with the answer
strategies performed by David Cameron in responding to the questions. 1.
In expressing question realizations, Andrew Marr employs initiative, directness, assertiveness, and adversarialness. There are 61 data of question
realizations found in Andrew Marr Show: Interview with David Cameron. Firstly, he employs initiative by displaying statement prefaces, multiple
questions, and follow-up questions. Next, in displaying directness, he uses self- referencing and other-referencing question frames. Thirdly, he employs
assertiveness by displaying preface tilt and negative questions. Finally, although adversarialness has two features: global adversarialness and accountability
questions, he only employs global adversarialness. From all the features of each question realization, the most frequent
question employed is statement prefaces. The feature belongs to initiative question which only asks a single question in a direct way. It is an effective
question in his show because news interview program is limited by duration. In addition, statement prefaces make the interviewee focus on the topical domain
when answering the question.
As the second most frequent question, global adversarialness occurs 13 times. By delivering global adversarialness, Andrew Marr inserts his criticism
on what the government has done before asking the questions. The question invites arguments and explanations from the interviewee. As a result, global
adversarialness functions as clarification and confirmation from the interviewee.
The third position is multiple questions which occur 10 times. In delivering multiple questions, sometimes Andrew Marr gives the prefatory
statements. Multiple questions that he delivered always ask more than one questions. However, those questions are topically related to one another. The
weakness of the questions is not all addressed questions are answered by the interviewee.
The fourth rank of question realizations is follow-up questions which occur 8 times. Andrew Marr employs follow-up questions when the
interviewee does not respond to the topical domain of the questions. Follow-up questions are effective to make the interviewee answer what the question asks.
However, not all follow-up questions delivered by Andrew Marr are successful. Other non-dominant question realizations are preface tilt, negative
questions, self-referencing question frames and other-referencing question frames. The first category creates dilemma and undesirable answer for the
interviewee. The second one shows strong preference in delivering the question. Self-referencing question frames are employed to show Andrew
Marr’s politeness in asking the question. On the other hand, other-referencing
