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requesting information from others. Tagged declarative is the midway between the declarative and polar interrogative which functions to claim the status role of the
giver of information and recognize the role of other interactants to confirm or refute the information. The next is imperatives which functions to make
commands or demand someone to do something.And the last, Exclamatives are typically used to encode a judgement or evaluation of events.
Mood consists of Subject and Finite that are closely linked together. Finite has the function of making the proposition finite. While subject provides the rest
of what it takes to from a proposition Halliday, 1994: 74. The other constituents in dialogue are predicator and some combinations of
complements or adjuncts. Predicator gives content or representational meaning to the process the subject in engaged in. Complements, furthermore, enable the
expansion of the field of negotiation. Whereas adjuncts functions to add extra information about the events expressed in the core of the proposition.
2.4 Talk Show
Talk show is defined as a television or radio program in which people, especially well- known people are invited to talk in informal way about various
topics Hornby, 1995: 188. It is always to a degree spontaneous and high structured. Timberg, http: www. museum. tvarchivesetvtalkshows.htm. It is
not the full script but the out line of talk show given by the program director. That’s way, talk show employs casual conversation which is relevant to the study.
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Talk show developed out of forty years of television practice and antecedent talk traditions from radio and popular theatre Timberg, http: www. museum.
tvarchivesetvtalkshows.htm. It developed from a very simple talk or chat program to a very popular talk show. Talk show development started from NBC
with Tonight Show in 1954 hosted by Steve Allen to the very popular and modern talk show hosted by Oprah Winfrey.
To remain on the air, a talk show should give sensitive idea to get the audiences’ attention. Only a show that can serve its audience will survive among
other talk shows. As the consequence, good talk shows will get high rate and give influence to the audience.
2.5 Oprah Winfrey Show
Oprah Winfrey Show is one of talk shows that get people’s attention. It is seen by more than 49 million viewers a week in the United States and is broadcast
internationally in 121 countries. It also ranks second among all U.S. talks shows http: www2.oprah.com. Moreover, this talk show wins more than 30 Emmy
Awards Raatma, 2001: 94. In her book, Raatma 2001:83 says that most of people love Oprah
Winfrey Show because they love the host. They always think that Oprah makes them relaxed. They also feel that Oprah sits with them and talks about everything.
Oprah Winfrey becomes the guest of everyone’s house everyday by giving entertainment and sensitive issues. To entertain people, she has many artists reveal
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their lives. She also gives more insight about the latest issues, such as children abuses, plastic surgery, and so on.
2.6 Previous Related Studies
