Abstrak
An analysis of the functions of tag questions employed by the characters in “friends” tv shows season 1
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Lilis Dwi Kristyaningrum - C0305043 - Fak. Sastra dan Seni Rupa
Abstrak
This research was conducted to find out the functions of tag questions
employed by the characters in friends TV Shows season 1and the way the
characters employs certain function of tag question. It is also conducted to know
the reasons of the characters to employ certain function of tag question.
The research employed a Sociolinguistics approach with tag question as
the topic of analysis. The research is a descriptive qualitative research which
applies total sampling technique. All 20 dialogues containing tag questions in the
film were taken as data. The data were analyzed based on Holmes’ theory of tag
questions and social dimension, and also Dell Hymes’ theory of SPEAKING.
After conducting the analysis, I find the result of the analysis as follows:
First, there are four functions of tag questions employed by the characters in
friends TV Shows season 1. They are uncertainty function, facilitative function,
softening function and confrontational function. Uncertainty function is used to
check the truth of speaker’s utterance. Facilitative function is used to invite the
addressee’s contribution in the conversation. Softening function is used to soften
the speaker’s directives or criticism toward the speaker, and the last,
confrontational function is used to strengthen the negative force of the utterance in
which it occurs. Second, the way the characters deliver certain function of tag
question is different in each function. It can be seen from the tone and the face
expression. Third, there are three factors that encourage the characters in the film
to employ certain function of tag question; they are the context of situation in
which the tag question occurs, the social dimension of communication and the
relationship between participants.