Here, Lionel tries to make the rehearsal is as fun as possible. The use of marked theme selection in As soon as you and Elizabeth enter the West door
indicates the procedure that Bertie should follow and highlight. In addition, Lionel use type of causal in the initial position to introduce his joke that the choir
will sing in a great long time that literally will not make Bertie be glad at all since the title of the welcoming song is
“I Was Glad When They Said Unto Me.” The emphasizing of other jokes is in the use of then as the temporal type of
conjunctive adjunct. It is placed in the initial position since it accentuates the next joking that is ar
chbishop as the king‟s friend. The diction friend is not appropriate therefore it is part of Lionel making joke to give fun in the rehearsal. The result is
good since Bertie does not even object Lionel‟s jokes. The textual function emphasized the use of marked and unmarked theme
selection. The characters used those theme selections to emphasize the intention whether to object or to agree with each other. The marked theme selection is to
accentuate the statement both of the characters showing their concerns.
4.2 The Power of Language to Overcome the Stuttering Compared with
the Standard Treatment
The psychological approach shows the indication that Bertie has a childhood trauma. He has oppression since childhood from his beloved father, the
King George V. He naturally is left-handed but his father forces him to use right hand. Bertie‟s leg is also not straight, and the father urges him to wear metal
splints that hurt him a lot. Little Bertie has trauma in being oppressed to do something the he does not want to do. One of the occasions in the script shows
his confession that his hobby is being controlled by his father. He is also punished when he uses left hand to write.
Several methods have been proved with two main standard theories. The valsalva mechanism and the Van Riperian method are the main standard theories
that are used to compare with Lionel‟s unorthodox method. It is since these theories summarize the success of the treatment and these methods are adjusted
with the kind of stuttering that Bertie has experienced. In the movie, it is explained that the king feels difficulty to say p in his
first speech. The valsalva mechanism explains that the letter p has little effort from of lips to say so. If the speaker is fluent then saying p is not a difficult effort
to do. In the king‟s case, he feels that it must be difficult to say that letter and he tries so hard to say it. Unconsciously, the king makes a valsalva mechanism that
in his brain, he should say p and as a result he tries hard to achieve it. Instead of achieving it, the king stutters in that letter. Lionel asks the king to say a before p.
It is explained that the purpose of Lionel is to trick the king‟s brain to a little bit forget about the letter p.
The activity is explained in the transitivity process through the relational process. The word difficult represents the relational activity about pronouncing
the letter p in the initial position. Lionel suggests Bertie to use sound a as the distraction so that Bertie can execute the letter p successfully.
Another occasion is when Lionel asks Bertie to read some sentences while listening to the music trough headphone. The researcher realizes that it is part of
Lionel‟s intention as a therapist to give Bertie distraction to forget his stuttering. The result is good. When Bertie plays the recorder, he finds that his reading is
conducted fluently. It is because Lionel uses the distraction method that is described in valsalva mechanism. It says that the less the stutterers think about
the sentence that they want to say; the more fluent they will be because the system on valsalva mechanism will work the opposite.
The occasion on recording the reading scene is one of Lionel‟s methods to impress Bertie for their first meeting. It is described in the process of
interpersonal using the mood system and tone. Bertie has no patient to do Lionel‟s method listening to the loud music while reading the sentence at the
same time. Therefore, Bertie uses more exclamative mood in rising tone in order to show his temper. On the other hands, Lionel faces Bertie patiently and bravely.
They are also described as Lionel‟s characteristics. Through the use of positive declarative mood and falling tone, Lionel can win Bertie‟s interest in the therapy
session using his unorthodox approach. In the comparison of the next interaction between Lionel and Bertie, the
frequency of exclamative and negative declarative mood is reduced. Bertie rarely uses the exclamative to respond to Lionel‟s offering or question. He keeps his
tone falling even when he does not agree with Lionel. He shares his disagreement through singing. In that singing, the tone is falling though the lyric showing
disagreement. Scientific studies have found that, before the larynx makes a voiced
sound, a process called prephonatory tuning must occur. However, if the body is tuned for a Valsalva maneuver, the larynx will be prepared to perform effort
closure instead. It will not be ready to phonate. Therefore, even if the larynx does PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
not actually close, phonation may be delayed as the stutterers struggle to re-tune the larynx to make the proper sound.
This may also help us understand why the stutterers are usually fluent when they sing. When Bertie sings, his mind concentrates on the melody, rather
than trying to force the words out. Therefore, his larynx is constantly tuned for phonation, and is always ready to phonate at the proper time.
Swearing, unfortunately is not the part of the standard treatment since probably in this modern era, people tend to be formal and structured. As a result,
the use of swearing is mentioned as an inappropriate standard treatment. However, the movie emphasizes the significant of the swearing part to be the
material process that conducts the action of swearing. The Van Riperian method is the approach using interpersonal
communication. Since the very first meeting between Lionel and Bertie, Lionel declares himself clearly that he want to be in an equal relation between him and
even Bertie as the royal family member. Lionel calls Bertie his nickname to show the intention to be close with him. He signs Bertie that he wants to know more
about Bertie. This is also the significant approach because Lionel gets the information about the f
irst recollection. Lionel‟s expectation from being close with Bertie is that he wants Bertie to be comfortable when he tells about his
traumatic. To get Bertie‟s interest is not easy for Lionel since he has to face Bertie‟s
difficult personality such as prideful and bad temper. Fortunately, Lionel has brave and patient characteristics as he is able to deal with Bertie‟s difficult
characteristics. To be a patient and able to listen to the patient are what the PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
therapist needs in the session of interpersonal communication. It is stated in the Van Riperian method that the therapist will not continue his treatment when the
patient has not yet got rid of the interpersonal communication. It means that Lionel has to make Bertie feel comfortable with his approach.
Such characteristics are analyzed through the Seven Building Tasks of Language. It is stated in the element of identities. The identities show the relation
with the significant of the interaction which is to gain the personal closeness between the therapist and the patient.
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