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or your father... Diana
: My fathers dead. Ted
: I think its possible that there are people, like your mother, Lucinda,
who can see things before they occur. Diana
: Diana slides out of the booth Abby, We’re leaving
Data Interpretation In datum above, we can see that Diana applies indirect refusal in the form of
physical departure. It can be seen when she walks out and asks Abby to leave. This expression delivers a message that she refuses in continuing the conversation. In this
context of situation, Diana prefers to use indirect refusal in the form of physical
departure because their relationship is distant. Thus, it is okay for her to walk out from the conversation to express her refusal.
C. Silence Data 01 K Disc 1 F I- Ref MT
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everybody in the outside to come in the class. But, Miss Taylor sees Lucinda who does not react with her command to join the class. Thus, she calls
Lucinda again to come in. But, Lucinda keeps silent and does not move
because she only looks at the sun. The genre is daily conversation.
Miss Taylor
:Everyone inside now Lucinda we’re going in Lucinda .....
Lucinda we’re going in Lucinda .....
Lucinda :.................................................................................................silence
Data Interpretation
In datum above, Lucinda uses indirect refusal by employing silent strategy to refuse Miss Taylor’s command. It can be seen when she does not react while Miss
Taylor is calling her. Here, Lucinda intends to do like that because she sees something interesting in the sky. She prefers to use silent strategy because she does
not want to lose the object in the sky. Moreover, Lucinda employs indirect strategy because she wants to be polite in refusing the command since Miss Taylor is older
than her. The formal situation in school also triggers Lucinda not to apply the rough refusal.
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Data 02 K Disc 1 F I-Ref MT-LE
The participants of the conversation below are Miss Taylor, the teacher and
Lucinda, the student. They have a distant relationship. This conversation happens in formal condition. To celebrate the 50
th
anniversary, the school commands the students to make a picture that will be put on a time capsule
and will be opened fifty years later. Thus, Miss Taylor commands the students to draw a picture, when time is up, she begins to take them, but Lucinda
insists to draw. Miss Taylor warns Lucinda that the time is up, but Lucinda is still drawing. Finally, Miss Taylor takes her picture and she surprises because
Lucinda just writes some random numbers and does not draw a picture like what she wants.
Miss Taylor : Now I need you to put your thinking caps on, because I want each of you to draw what you think the future is going to look like. Then,
we’ll put your pictures in the capsule and fifty years from today a group of children just like yourselves will open it to see what you
drew. Doesn’t that sound exciting? Students
: Yes Ma’am Miss Taylor : Lets begin.
That is a lovely spaceship there, Dawn. Student
: Thank you, Miss Taylor.
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Miss Taylor : Well done. And that is a nice robot, Andrew. Very good.
Miss Taylor
: Time’s up Everyone hand your work in.
And make sure you write your name on the envelope. Student
: My names over here
Miss Taylor : Thank you, Harold. Student
: Thank you, Miss Taylor. Miss Taylor : Lucinda, you need to finish up now
Lucinda : Lucinda just keeps silent and still writing
Data Interpretation
In the dialogue above, Lucinda employs indirect refusal by employing silent
strategy
to refuse Miss Taylor’s command. It can be seen when Miss Taylor asks to finish her assignment. But Lucinda shows that she has not finished yet; therefore she
continues to write and does not give her assignment to Miss Taylor. From this scene, we know that she becomes silent and keeps writing in order to finish her assignment
as a way of express her refusal. Lucinda employs indirect strategy because she wants to be polite in refusing
the command since Miss Taylor is her teacher. The formal situation in school also triggers Lucinda not to apply the rough refusal towards her teacher.
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D. Topic Switch Data 13 K Disc 1 IF I-Ref T-C
