Bess :
She looks least like you, your eldest. Georgiana
: Yes. MAKES A DECISION. I’m sure you know
the story. DC23SC47BEXT
In the conversation above, Bess gives a congratulation to Georgiana as her baby is so beautiful. She said “Your girls are lovely”. Georgiana responds it by
saying “Thank you”.
k. Request – Challenge
The adjacency pair used in extract 11 is request - challenge. A request is an action of asking somebody to do something formally or politely OALD 7
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Ed, 2005:1289.
Extract 11 Ext. Gardens. Althorp – Day, Scene 1
Georgiana
: LOUDLY You’d better not let me down,
Charles Grey. I’ve got twenty guineas riding on you. 1
st
Grey :
Only twenty? I’d double that if I were you. 2
nd
Georgiana :
Are you ready gentlemen? Twice around the track. On my count, three…
two…one…go Georgiana
CONT’D :
Come on Grey, come on
DC01SC01EXT
The conversation that occurs in scene 1 is between Georgiana, who is the Duchess of Devonshire, and Charles Grey. It occurs in Althorp garden when they
are having a run competition. In that conversation, Georgiana asks Charles Grey not to make her disappointed as Gerogiana has put a bet on him with her friends.
She has bet twenty guineas riding and she does not want to lose. She tells him “You’d better not let me down, Charles Grey. I’ve got twenty guineas riding on
you.” Charles Grey responds to her statement kindly and she challenges her to double her bet. This is shown in his statement “Only twenty? I’d double that if I
were you.”
l. Assessment – Agreement
The adjacency pair used in extract 12 is assessment – disagreement. An assessment is an opinion or a judgment about somebody or something that has
been thought about very carefully OALD 7
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Ed, 2005:78. However, in this scene, an agreement appears as the response to an assessment.
Extract 12 Int. Althorp - Day, Scene 2
Lady Spencer
: CAUTIOUSLY I trust your Grace still
finds Georgiana an attractive girl? Duke
: Of course, Lady Spencer.
Lady Spencer :
She is well-bred and devoted to her duties. She speaks French, Latin, and Italian and is
fully versed in horsemanship and dancing. 1
st
Duke :
Yes, I am aware of all that. She is a credit to you. 2
nd
Lady Spencer :
I can’t think of anything in her that would stand in the way of a singularly happy
marriage. DC02SC02INT
This conversation occurs in the Lady Spencer’s house. The Duke of Devonshire visits her house to ask about her daughter whom he is going to marry
him, Georgiana. She tells him that Georgiana is an attractive girl. Then, Lady Spencer gives an assesment to her daughter. She tells Duke , “She is well-bred
and devoted to her duties. She speaks French, Latin, and Italian and is fully versed in horsemanship and dancing”. The Duke agrees with Lady Spencer’s statement
by saying that “Yes, I am aware of all that. She is a credit to you.”
