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Library's collection Library's IT development CancelIn a communication, it is obvious that interruptions might occur and they
occur for certain reasons. There are two types of interruption, namely overlaps
and interruptions itself (Zimmerman and West, 1975). The writer is interested in
analyzing interruptions produced by males and females because there is a
phenomenon that females and males have different way to speak. In her research,
the writer tries to find out the type of interruptions and the reasons of interruptions
and overlaps in the debate show `Who Wants To Be The President?. The data is
taken from a debate show because in a debate, interruptions are even expected. In
conducting this research, the writer applies qualitative approach. The data is
written in a form of transcript. The writer categorizes each type of interruptions
and the reasons using tables. The data is analyzed by using the definition and
description of interruptions from Zimmerman and West (1975) Wardhaugh
(1985), Wodak (1996), Leet-Pellegrini (1980), Spender (1983), Steinem (1991),
Tannen (1991). The writer found out that males interrupted other males and
females more often than to overlap. On the contrary, females overlapped the
males more often than to other females. In the interruptions between males, the
most common reasons were completing and correcting, while rejecting was the
most common reason of overlap. In the interruptions and overlaps between
females, there was no reason appeared as the most common reason. The most
common reason of interruptions and overlaps which were expressed by the males
to the females was completing. On the other hand, the most common reason of
interruption done by the females to the males was breaking up.