Trustworthiness of the Data

62 interruption is placed first in rank according to the number of occurrence. Following the simple type, the second rank is occupied by overlap interruption which takes place nine times during the movie series or equals to 16.07 out of 100. In addition, the rests of the types, i.e. butting-in and silent interruption, equally attain the third or last rank with three cases out of 56 instances of interruption. They each obtain 5.36 of the total percentage. The results indicate that the characters in High School Musical movie series practice simple interruption more frequently than the other types within their conversations. Additionally, in relation to the functions of interruption, the findings show that the characters in High School Musical movie series employed all the three categories of functions, i.e. intrusive, cooperative and neutral. Among those categories, the intrusive category makes up the majority of occurrence. In this case, the intrusive category has a total of 45 occasions out of 56 data identified in the movie series which is equivalent to 80.35 out of a total of 100. It is followed orderly by the cooperative category which emerged 7 times 12.50 and the neutral category which appeared 4 times 7.14 during the movie series. Meanwhile, from 10 functions altogether, floor-taking and disagreement occupy the first and the second position with 14 cases 25.00 and 11 instances 19.64 respectively. The following positions are attained by rejection in third place with 9 occasions 16.07, tangentialization in fourth place with 6 cases 10.71, and topic-change in fifth place with 5 occurrences 8.93. In addition, neutral function which constitutes 4 data out of 56 data 7.14 in the movie series is in sixth position. Furthermore, seventh place is taken by three functions 63 each of which has two cases 3.57. Those three functions consist of agreement, clarification and collaborative completion. Lastly, the remaining function, which is assistance, is placed eighth or last in position by gaining one data 1.79. In respect of the research findings, it can be inferred that the interruptions performed by the characters in High School Musical movie series are characteristically more intrusive or competitive than cooperative and neutral in function.

B. Discussion

This section exposes a comprehensive explanation of the research results. The explanation includes the analysis and interpretation of the data findings concerning the two research problems, that is, the types and functions of interruption in High School Musical movie series. The discussion of these research problems is explained in two separate parts. The first part focuses on the types of interruption, while the second one discusses the functions of interruption. In each part, some instances of the data findings are illustrated to reinforce the explanation.

1. Types of Interruption in

High School Musical Movie Series Based on the research findings, the four types of interruption are found, namely simple, overlap, butting-in, and silent interruption. This outcome shows that the characters in High School Musical movie series employ various types of interruption within their conversation with each other. In the section below, each type of interruption applied by the characters in the series is discussed in a more detailed description along with its examples. 64

a. Simple Interruption

The nature of interruption which is typically distracting often leads the interrupted speakers to stop talking in mid-utterance after being interrupted, and in consequence, the speakers usually cannot keep their turns because the interrupters take advantage of the opportunity to grab the floor. In fact, the similar situation is also represented in most cases of interruption in High School Musical movie series, and therefore, it is unsurprising that simple interruption becomes the most common type of interruption performed by the characters in the movie series. From 56 occurrences of interruptions in total, simple interruption occurs 41 times. Simple interruption takes place when the speakers being interrupted leave their utterances unfinished in the middle of speaking while the interrupters attempt to hold the floor. As the result, the speakers cannot complete their turns and the floor is transferred to the interrupters. The following dialogue presents one case of simple interruption in the movie series. Peter : So, Troy, I saw your championship game, I mean, wow That last second-shot at the buzzer, outstanding Troy : Actually, my teammates here stole the ball. Otherwise I wouldn’t have a chance – Sharpay : Oh , you’re much too modest, Troy. 25200:42:19-00:42:21 In the conversation above, simple interruption is noticed when Sharpay breaks in the explanation of Troy and subsequently takes over the floor. Without waiting for Troy to finish his utterance, Sharpay directly passes her comment on what Troy is saying. As a consequence, Troy is unable to fully deliver his idea because he stops speaking when his utterance is still incomplete. In that situation,