something urgent to do which is related to his job. Here, Lane feels that Liam has been lied to her, and she feels so angry.
At that restaurant, Lane goes to Liam and gives him a nice greeting. She asks Liam about London. Liam looks so awkward when
he sees Lane in front of him, and he tries to explain it by ignoring Lane
’s question and changing the topic so he can ignores the conversation that makes him feels so awful. Ignoring and changing the
topic of conversation indicates that the second pair part is not interested to continue discussing the topic, and he tries to ignore it by
making another topic which is not related to the first pair part’s talk.
3. Social Factors which Influence the Main Character to Do Dispreferred Second Pair Part
Dispreferred social act on the second pair part is the common pattern of conversation which are normally appear in daily
conversation. Social factors also play important role which influence people to do dispreferred social act on the second pair part in their
conversation. Those social factors are the topic of the conversation, the social context of the interaction, the participants, and the function
of the speaking.
a. Topic of the Conversation
A topic will determine the direction of conversation. If it is a sensitive topic for the speakers, surely it will create an uncomfortable
situation. Furthermore, the chance of the emergence of the dispreferred second act is bigger. The illustration of a conversation
which illustrates the topic of the conversation as one of the social factors that influences someone to do dispreferred social act on the
second part part is portrayed below. Lane
: Hey, Joanne Joanne
: Lane, what’s up? Lane
: Well, not one guy today. Not one guy that possesses one quality on my checklist.
Joanne : Oh my God. The checklist again? I’ve told
you. You need to use my checklist. It’s way more fun.
Lane : I know. Can you remind me what yours is
again? Joanne
: With pleasure. Item one, breathing, always important in a guy. And items two through
seven, cute. Lane
: If only love was that simple.
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The above conversation takes place in Joanne’s office. Lane
comes with a slugish face, and then Joanne asks her what happened to her. Lane explains that there is no one who suits with her checklist
related to her ideal type of man. Therefore, Joanne offers Lane to use her checklist to make it more fun. Yet, Lane does not interested in
following Joanne’s suggestion because she thinks that love is not as
simple as the criteria which is mentioned in Joanne’s checklist. The topic of the conversat
ion between Joanne and Lane’s above is about finding the future man for Lane. Here, the topic of the
conversation is important because it can determine whether the
