The dynamic conversation in “The Last Photo” short story by Bernard Smith

Kencana, Elisa (2018) The dynamic conversation in “The Last Photo” short story by Bernard Smith. Undergraduate thesis, IAIN Padangsidimpuan.

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Abstract

This research hold about an analysis dynamic conversation in “The Last Photo” short story. Dynamic conversation is used not only in dayly activity but also short story. So, the objective of the research is to describe, to know and to find dominant type used in the dynamic conversation at The Last Photo short story by Bernard Smith. The research was conducted by qualitative approach by using descriptive method. The source in this research is short story about The Last Photo by Bernard Smith. The technique of data collection the researcher used documentation. To analysis the data, the researcher used several steps, as follow: reading the conversation transcript, taking note, analyzing the dialogue into move and classify the dynamic, in conversation, identifying speech function from the conversation, identifying mood from the conversation, interpreting. From the result of thestudy can be concluded that the researcher found 8 conversation in The Last Photo short story. There are 5 dynamic conversation in this short story, that is conversation 2, conversation 4, conversation 5, conversation 6 and conversation 7. The highest speech function is statement has produced there are (20 moves), whereas the question is (7 moves) and the last, the researcher found the command (6 moves). The dominant type that used in The Last Photo short story is clarification (Cl). The researcher expects that, what is presented in this study of dynamic conversation can benefit for the readers, especially in improving the understanding of the study of dynamic conversation.

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