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Library's collection Library's IT development CancelThis study observed the strategies used in ending a conversation in an
open role-play situation. It focused on kinds of strategies that are used by Petra
Christian University students in ending their two-party conversation, the most
closing functions used in those strategies, and linguistic signals that represent
those closing functions. The data were taken from a recording of an open role-play
conversations. The role-play was done by twelve students, three of them
were the informants and nine students were the respondents. Each informant was
given a role-play card to have three conversations with three different
respondents. Thus, this study analysed nine recorded conversations. It
concentrated on the utterances part of the respondents. This study used several
theories from Stenstrom, Wardhaugh, and Albert and Kessler on ways people end
their conversation. The theories are compiled and categorized into five kinds of
closing functions. The first closing function is to show no desire for the continuity
of the conversation. The second is to ask for an excuse to stop the conversation.
The next closing function is to maintain a good relationship. Then, the fourth
closing function is to keep a future contact. Finally, the last one is to terminate the
conversation. For linguistic signals, this study used theories from Goffman about
communication signals, and Stockwell?s theory of types of idiomatic signals in
conversational endings. The findings showed that there are three kinds of
strategies used by Petra Christian students in ending their conversations. They are
the strategy that consists of four closing functions, the strategy consists of three
closing functions, and the strategy consists of two closing functions. The chosen
of the strategies is influenced by the difficulties and reasons lie behind the
negotiation of the closings. Most speakers applied a cooperative activity in
negotiating their closing as seen through the closing functions they use in their
strategies. Linguistic signals used by the respondents that represent the closing
functions share common patterns in the use of closing signals to types of idiomatic
signals in conversation endings, e.g. the use of the word "pergi" in asking for an
excuse so as the use of the word "go" in excuse signal.