Table 1. Types of turn-taking irregularities and its reasons
N o
Data Types of Turn-
taking Irregularities
Purposes of Turn-taking Irregularities Context
Description Co
de Conversation
Inte rrup
tion Overlap
Reasons for
Overlap Reasons for
Interruption O
t h
e r
C O
I N
T R
P R
R E
S A
S U
T C
A G
A S
C L
D S
F T
T C
T G
1. TT
I0 1I
IN T
C 00:
02: 00-
00: 02:
14 Jonah:
Wow Dad Steve:
Hi, Joe-boy. How are you, man?
Jonah: I‟m great. How are
you? Steve:
Here we are. I missed you.
Jonah: =Me too
Steve: =Look how big you
are. You’re like six-three now.
√ √
P : Jonah and Steve
S :
Steve‟s house
T: Steve and
Jonah‟s exciteme
nt Ir :
intrusive interrupti
on The
conversation taken when
Jonah arrives at his father‟s
house. They are very
happy meeting each
other. Thus, they excitedly
talk about each others
‟ feelings and
their excitement
creates an interruption in
their conversation.
Descriptions:
a. Coding: TTI01IINTG00:08:46-00:08:53
Turn-taking IrregularityNumber of the DataType of TTITypeType of ReasonTime
b. Note:
TTI : Turn-taking Irregularity
CO : Cooperative
RE : Recognitional
AG : Agreement
FT : Floor-taking
IN : Intrusive
SA : Signalling annoyance
AS : Assistance
TC : Topic change
S : Setting
TR : Transitional
SU : Signalling urgency
CL : Clarification
TG : Tangentialization
T : Topic
PR : Progressional
TC : Topic change
DS : Disagreement
P : Participant
Ir : Irregularity
I : Interruption
O : Overlap
Oth : Other
: Overlap
= : Interruption
E. Data Collecting Techniques
The data in this research were the utterances containing turn-taking irregularities uttered by the main characters in
The Last Song
movie. There were some techniques in collecting data in this research. First, the researcher watched,
listened and took note to the irregularities in the conversations in the movie
.
In other words, the data were collected by watching the film carefully and
comprehensively in order to find appropriate information needed for obtaining the objectives of the research. After the data were collected, they were analyzed
by theories of turn-taking irregularities to classify them. The last, after the data were analyzed and interpreted, they were transferred into a data sheet.
F. Techniques of Data Analysis
After collected and selected, the data were analyzed. Data analysis is a process of organizing and classifying the data into a pattern category and basic
of analysis in order to find a theme and to formulate working hypothesis as the data suggest Moleong, 2001:103. The data analysis in this research was
conducted through follows. 1.
observing
The Last Song
movie and its script 2.
transcribing the utterances in the movie 3.
identifying the turn-taking irregularities in the conversations in the movie
4. Classifying the data based on the formulation of problems
