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Library's collection Library's IT development CancelInterruption and Overlap often occurs in a conversation. This study is
about Interruptions and Overlaps produced by the Host and Hostess of Ceriwis in
Trans TV. The writer wants to find out what interruption and overlap utterances
occur in the program, who interrupts and overlaps more in conversation among
the host and hostess, and why they interrupt and overlap each other. The writer
follows Wardaugh?s theory for reason of interruption and Yule?s theory for reason
of overlap. The writer uses qualitative descriptive approach to her study by
recording an episode of Ceriwis on Wednesday, February 28, 2007. Then, she
makes a transcription, which becomes her source of data. In this study, the writer
finds that the total number of utterances containing overlaps is greater than
utterances containing interruptions. She also finds that the host interrupts more
than hostess does. Then, most of overlaps is done by the host and hostess together.
In this study, the writer also finds some reasons of interruptions and most of
utterances containing interruptions is completing. Whereas, the writer also finds
some other reasons of interruptions beyond Wardaugh?s theory, that is repeating,
make a clarification, answering, and informing. Moreover, in this study the writer
finds three reasons of overlaps and most overlaps is showing closeness or
solidarity. In addition, in this study the writer concludes that interruptions and
overlaps in this program cannot be categorized as violation of talk. It is because
the host and hostess do interruption and overlap in order to show their cooperative
as peer.