Appendix 6 Functions. Veti and Christ

APPENDICES

Appendix 6. The Analysis of the Functions of Phatic Communication of an
Indonesian Student and a German’s Talk

Turns

Speakers

Utterances

Functions

1

Veti

Sir.

To start the talk


2

Chris

Yea, good evening. How are you
today?

To make chit-chat (opening the talk)

3

Veti

Alright. And what about you?

To make chit-chat (opening the talk)

4

Chris


Uh, I’m actually fine because no
student has appeared.

5

Veti

Okay. What’s your name?

6

Chris

My name is Chris.

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7


Veti

Where are you from from?

-

8

Chris

I’m from Germany.

-

9

Veti

Germany? Can you tell me
about Germany?


10

Chris

What do you want to know
there?

-

11

Veti

About the about the atmosphere
there, and about the people
there, about the food,
everything.

-


12

Chris

Everything. Well, aa German are
quite different from aa from the
Indonesian people. For example,
the Indonesian people are quite
friendly and aa they start to like
laughing and like to to be friend
people to to be happy. German
aa not likes aa German are

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To make chit-chat

To make chit-chat (middle of the
talk)

serious. They sudden smile.
They (pause) they like
complaining a lot.
13

Veti

Yea.

14

Chris

Yea. And then they can be quite
rude ya also aa we also a fun but

we have the different sentence a
few month.

15

Veti

Yea.

16

Chris

The food ya, the food is yummy.
But mostly not similar for
muslim because it’s pork place.
So, we have a lot of food made
of pork or made from pork em
ya, well, the country is actually
nice ya. A lot of side slices you

depend too you can see aa em
but that’s not nice country for
living there because everything
is so expensive. And, it’s hard to
find a very good job.

-

17

Veti

And then, since when you are
here? I mean Indonesia.

-

18

Chris


I’m in Indonesia since am April
12th, 2011. So, that more than
one year.

-

19

Veti

Okay. Do you enjoy comfort
here? Of especially Semarang
city.

20

Chris

(Laughing) Semarang city is

boring. Aa..

21

Veti

Ohh really?

To sustain or keep the talk
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To sustain or keep the talk

To sustain or keep the talk

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22

Chris

Compare to compare to Jakarta
ya. Compare to Jakarta ya..

23

Veti

Ya, it’s very..

24

Chris

I likes I like I really likes a big
cities full of life ya you know, I
lived in Hongkong before and..

25

Veti

Yea.

26

Chris

Yea. And it’s, it’s a big city and
hongkong never, people in
Hongkong never sleep. I enjoy
lived it. Em in Semarang it’s
after 10 o’clock it’s quite boring
ya.

27

Veti

Yea.

28

Chris

You said that city belong the
street anymore?

29

Veti

Yea.

30

Chris

And, over all em life in
Indonesia is a much better than
in any European country. Or,
most European countries are em
not yea a lot of bad scenes. I
don’t be life but over whole life
living in Indonesia.

31

Veti

Yea. And then, what’s your
hobby?

32

Chris

My hobbies? Ow, I’ve a lot of
hobbies. I I like aa sports.

33

Veti

Yea.

34

Chris

Football, basketball. I do ikimo.
Em, I like airsoft.

35

Veti

Airsoft gun.

36

Chris

Uhum, yea.

-

To express solidarity
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49

Veti

(Laughing)

37

Chris

I like aa going to cinema,
watching movies. I like listen to
music and the like cooking.

38

Veti

What’s movie do you like?

39

Chris

Ow, I prefer especially action
movies.

40

Veti

Action.

41

Chris

And Hongkong movies white
Chinese movie in German.

42

Veti

Do you like Hongkong white
Chinese ya, right?

43

Chris

Hongkong is my favorite city.

44

Veti

Ow, why?

45

Chris

Yea. I da I don’t know aa. When
I moved to moved to Hongkong
for first time, um I totally fell in
love with Hongkong and my life
hasn’t changed ya and I still
love Hongkong um it’s a great
city, but ee it’s the people are
not the great. The people are
difficult. Chinese people are
general difficult.

46

Veti

So, why don’t you move to
Hongkong? (laughing)

47

Chris

Too expensive.

48

Veti

Too expensive.

49

Chris

Ya!

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50

Veti

Than Indonesia?

-

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To sustain or keep the talk
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51

Chris

Ya. Li..life in Hongkong is very
expensive. You know, you pay
for, if you wanna run to flat.

-

52

Veti

Ya.

-

53

Chris

Ya. For the same grade, forty
scale meter, you pay about 6.000
Hongkong dollars. About seven
million rupiahs per month.

-

54

Veti

Per month?

-

55

Chris

Per month. In Indonesia, are you
can get a similar flat floor seven
million rupiahs per year so..
(pause)
So, Hongkong is really
expensive.

To break the silence

56

Veti

What’s your job?

To sustain or keep the talk

57

Chris

In Job? My job? I’m an English
teacher, at English First.

58

Veti

At English First?

59

Chris

Ya!

60

Veti

Ow, do you enjoy your job?

61

Chris

Sometimes, when if students
you are late, I don’t enjoy.

62

Veti

(Laughing) Ow late, great aa..

To create harmony

63

Chris

Like some of my students ya. I
think um I don’t want to say
names ya. But, we those know
what talking about ya.

-

64

Veti

Ee, so you are discipline man.

-

65

Chris

I’m dreamin’ be like to be
discipline.

-

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66

Veti

Okay.

-

67

Chris

We like to follow rules. We
have a lot of discipline.
(pause)

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68

Veti

Is you enjoy here? I mean aa
your job, teach.

To break the silence

(pause)
69

Chris

I just answer the question.

-

70

Veti

I mean aa.. So, what do you if
you get bored?

71

Chris

What do what do what do I’m
get bored? Well, sometimes I go
to cinema, watching movie.

72

Veti

Alone or with your..

73

Chris

Is my wife. And, aa ya! Well,
I’m in also club. So, on Sunday,
I will to be. On Sunday, I will
play ee airsoft or I check bicycle
of my family, enjoy brother
lunch. Over, I am not bored very
often.

74

Veti

Okay Sir, thank you for your
time and thank you. (laughing)

To give chit-chat (closing the talk)

75

Chris

Yes, my favor yea.

To give chit-chat (closing the talk)

To sustain or keep the talk

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52

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