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Library's collection Library's IT development CancelThis study mainly deals with interruption, but after several thoughts the
writer also put some other subject matters that normally have connection with
interruption, but it still focuses on interruption. This study analyzes the
interruption strategy and other themes that occur in a TPI talk show which is
hosted by Tiurmaida Tampubolon. Throughout this research the writer intends to
know who interrupts a conversation, male or female, and what the reasons the
interruptions occur. The writer also wants to know the cohesion of the first
speaker?s to the next speaker?s speech. Furthermore, the writer needs to know the
politeness strategy each speaker uses, as well as the turn taking of the
conversation. In conducting this research, the writer uses qualitative and a limited
quantitative approach to study the interruptions which occur in the conversation of
the TPI talk show. The data are obtained by recording the TPI talk show. Next, the
data are analyzed using the theory of Wardhaugh (1985) for the part about the
reasons of interruptions and the turn taking analysis, Cameron (1981) for the
gender analysis, and Brown and Levinson (1987) for the politeness analysis. The
first findings show that the female controls or leads the making of interruptions.
Then, from the second findings shows that, trying to complete is one of the most
frequent reasons used in making interruptions while result of the analysis on the
cohesiveness of the first speaker to the next speaker sentence is unsatisfactory.
From the third findings about the politeness strategies that the participants use, the
writer finds that the use of positive politeness strategies is preferable. Finally,
from the last findings of the chairwoman-panellist conversation analysis or turn
taking, the chairperson or the female dominates the conversation.