Conversational strategies used by Host in The Graham Norton Show

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Suwondo, Donny Shiddiq Friztianto (2023) Conversational strategies used by Host in The Graham Norton Show. Undergraduate thesis, UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya.

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Abstract

The aim of the study was to examine conversational strategies in an episode of the talk show entitled "The Graham Norton Show" by using an analytical approach called conversational strategies proposed by Coates (2013). This research focuses on utterances in the form of words, phrases, clauses, and sentences used by the host of "The Graham Norton Show." In addition, researchers also found out the functions of the conversational strategies used by hosts when interviewing guests. This research has two problems: (1) What are the types of conversational strategies used by the hosts on "The Graham Norton Show," and (2) What are the functions of conversational strategies used by the hosts on "The Graham Norton Show." This study used a qualitative approach since the data were evaluated and reported using phrases and sentences. In collecting data in this study, researchers used transcripts and video talk shows to analyze the conversations of the hosts and the guests through the talk shows. Then the researcher was bolding the data, which contains conversational strategies. The researcher identified the selected data that contained conversational strategies and their function from the utterances produced by the host on The Graham Norton Show. This study reveals that Graham Norton uses six of seven conversational strategies in the talk show. The details are minimal response, hedges, tag question, question, commanding and directives, and compliment. In Graham Norton’s utterance. Graham tends to use minimal responses to supporting speaker’s argument and maintaining the conversation. He uses hedges to expressing uncertainty and certainty in his statement and question. Graham uses tag question to asking confirmation to the speaker. Meanwhile, he used question to maintaining the topic of conversation, seeking of information, and expressing the curiosity. Graham uses commands and directives to give his guest instruction. And the last Graham uses compliment to building rapport and praise the guest.