Previous Research Findings LITERATURE REVIEW CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
Related to those speech differences between men and women, interruption becomes the main concern of this analysis. Interruption is classified into several
functions and types. Ferguson in Beattie, 1982: 100 states there are four types of interruption: simple interruption, overlap, butting-in interruption and silent
interruption. On the other hand, Murata in Li, 2001: 269-270 states that there are two basic functions of interruption. Those are cooperative and intrusive interruption.
Furthermore, Zimmerman and West 1975: 116-117 claim that interruption occurs frequently in mixed-sex conversations. Thus, in this research, interruptions in mixed-
sex conversations are selected as the main concern of the analysis. In this analysis, Gossip Girl TV series is selected as the object of this
research. This TV series depicts the social life of Upper East Side people in America. In this TV series, many interruptions occur within conversations among men and
women. Therefore, this research concerns to analyze the types of interruption which employ different functions in each of its occurrence.
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Figure 2. The Analytical Construct
Sociolinguistics
Interruption Switching
Pause Topic
Choice Back-channel
Choice Initiation of
Conversation Speech Act
Choice
Types of Interruption Functions of Interruption
1. Simple Interruption 2. Overlap Interruption
3. Butting-in Interruption
4. Silent Interruption Cooperative
Interruption Gossip Girl TV Series
Intrusive Interruption
1. Disagreement 2. Floor Taking
3. Topic Change 4. Tangentialization
1. Agreement 2. Assistance
3. Clarification
Social Context
A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Interruption in Mixed-Sex Conversations Reflected in Gossip Girl TV Series
Speech Differences of Men and Women
Language and Gender Language and Age
Language and Power Language and Social
Status
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