DISCOURSE
ANALYSIS
The Analysis: Darci
Lynne- 12-Year-Old Singing Ventriloquist Gets Golden Buzzer - America's Got
Talent 2017
Compiled by:
Nur Qalbi Rustan (20400116033)
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DEPARTMENT 1-2
TARBIYAH AND
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DISCOURSE ANALYSIS: DARCI LYNNE- 12-YEAR-OLD SINGING VENTRILOQUIST GETS GOLDEN BUZZER - AMERICA'S GOT TALENT 2017
Script:
Daddy : There she is..there she is..
Mel B : Oh look!
Simon : Hello. How are you?
Darci : I’m great (laughing)
Simon : (giggling) why are you laughing?
Darci : I don’t know (laughing)
All : (laughing)
Simon : What’s your name?
Darci : My name is Darci Lynne.
Simon : Okay. And Darci, who is that?
Puppet : My name is Petunia.
Simon : It talks.
Darci : (Laughing)
Heidi : Is it a bunny?
Puppet : Yes.
Heidi : hhaaa…
Simon : Is that a real bunny?
Puppet and Darci staring each other
All laughing
Simon : Oh… We are gonna find out. Okay, and Darci, why do you both decide to enter this show?
Darci : Well, it was one of my big dreams eehm..but also I would really like to keep ventriloquism alive because it’s not common, you know. So….
Simon : Well, listen Darci, best of luck. I really hope you both do well.
Darci : Thank you so much.
Simon : Okay. Good luck.
Crowded claps hand
Darci : Are you ready?
Puppet : Yeah I’m ready hit it!
Music comes out
Darci : Well, you’re gonna sing?
Puppet : eehm, yeee..
Darci : Oh boy.
Start Singing
Darci : (Crying)
Mel B : You know what is really sweet? Your puppet I’m guessing is exactly like you very charming and adorable. You made my heart melt. You are brilliant. I’m trying to describe how amazing it was. You know what?! (pressing the golden buzzer)
Music turns in
Mel B : You are so adorable and so sweet. Oh my God. Thank you for coming on this show. You didn’t expect that was coming. Thank you.
Darci : No… (crying)
Mel B : Well done.
Tyra : Well Darci, you are going straight to the live show.
Script:
Daddy : There she is..there she is..
Mel B : Oh look!
Simon : Hello. How are you?
Darci : I’m great (laughing)
Simon : (giggling) why are you laughing?
Darci : I don’t know (laughing)
All : (laughing)
Simon : What’s your name?
Darci : My name is Darci Lynne.
Simon : Okay. And Darci, who is that?
Puppet : My name is Petunia.
Simon : It talks.
Darci : (Laughing)
Heidi : Is it a bunny?
Puppet : Yes.
Heidi : hhaaa…
Simon : Is that a real bunny?
Puppet and Darci staring each other
All laughing
Simon : Oh… We are gonna find out. Okay, and Darci, why do you both decide to enter this show?
Darci : Well, it was one of my big dreams eehm..but also I would really like to keep ventriloquism alive because it’s not common, you know. So….
Simon : Well, listen Darci, best of luck. I really hope you both do well.
Darci : Thank you so much.
Simon : Okay. Good luck.
Crowded claps hand
Darci : Are you ready?
Puppet : Yeah I’m ready hit it!
Music comes out
Darci : Well, you’re gonna sing?
Puppet : eehm, yeee..
Darci : Oh boy.
Start Singing
Summertime, and the livin' is easy
Fish are jumpin' and the cotton is high
One of these mornings you're gonna rise up singing
And you'll spread your wings and you'll take to the sky
But till that morning, there ain't nothin' can harm you
So hush, little baby, don't you cry
Heidi : Oh… She’s crying.Darci : (Crying)
Mel B : You know what is really sweet? Your puppet I’m guessing is exactly like you very charming and adorable. You made my heart melt. You are brilliant. I’m trying to describe how amazing it was. You know what?! (pressing the golden buzzer)
Music turns in
Mel B : You are so adorable and so sweet. Oh my God. Thank you for coming on this show. You didn’t expect that was coming. Thank you.
Darci : No… (crying)
Mel B : Well done.
Tyra : Well Darci, you are going straight to the live show.
The Analysis of the
Transcript
Unit 1
J : Hello. How are you?/
P : I’m great (laughing)/
J : (giggling)//
The
internal structure is /= J/P/J
Discourse Sequence
|
Move (functions)
|
Exchange
|
Internal Structure
|
Initiation
|
Ask
|
Hello. How are you?
|
/ = JPJ
|
Response
|
Answer
|
I’m great (laughing)
|
|
Follow-up
|
A non-verbal response
|
(giggling)
|
Initiation
J : Hello. How
are you?
Analysis
The judge initiates the conversation by saying: Hello….and
ends the initiation by asking a question about something (How are you?). This
means that the initiation brings the function of asking. So, the initiation
functions as Ask.
Response
P : I’m great (laughing)
Analysis
The participation then answers the question by saying: I’m
great. So, the response functions as Answer.
Feedback
J : (giggling)
Analysis
The judges acknowledge the answer by giggling. So, the
feedback function as a Non-verbal response.
From the analysis, we could then label the functions of the
sequence of the casual conversation in the following way:
Discourse sequence Function
Unit 2
J : why are you laughing?/
P : I don’t know (laughing)/
J : (laughing)//
The
internal structure is /= J/P/J
Discourse Sequence
|
Move (functions)
|
Exchange
|
Internal Structure
|
Initiation
|
Ask
|
why are you laughing?
|
/ = JPJ
|
Response
|
Answer
|
I don’t know (laughing)
|
|
Follow-up
|
A non-verbal response
|
(laughing)
|
Initiation
J : why are you
laughing?
Analysis
The judge initiates the conversation by saying: why are you
laughing? This means that the initiation brings the function of asking. So, the
initiation functions as Ask.
Response
P : I don’t know
(laughing)
Analysis
The participation then answers the question by saying: I don’t
know (laughing). So, the response
functions as Answer.
Feedback
J : (laughing)
Analysis
The judges acknowledge the answer by giggling. So, the feedback
function as a Non-verbal response.
Unit 3
J : What’s your name?/
P : My name is Darci Lynne./
J : Okay.//
The
internal structure is /= J/P/J
Discourse Sequence
|
Move (functions)
|
Exchange
|
Internal Structure
|
Initiation
|
Ask
|
What’s your name?
|
/ = JPJ
|
Response
|
Answer
|
My name is Darci Lynne.
|
|
Follow-up
|
Confirming the question
|
Okay.
|
Initiation
J : What’s your
name?
Analysis
The judge initiates the conversation by saying: What’s your
name? This means that the initiation brings the function of asking. So, the
initiation functions as Ask.
Response
P : My name is
Darci Lynne.
Analysis
The participation then answers the question by saying: My name
is Darci Lynne. So, the response functions as Answer.
Feedback
J : Okay.
Analysis
The judges acknowledge the answer by saying: Okay. So, the
feedback functions a confirming the question.
Unit 4
J :And Darci, who is that?/
P : My name is Petunia./
J : It talks./
P : (Laughing)//
Discourse Sequence
|
Move (functions)
|
Exchange
|
Internal Structure
|
Initiation
|
Ask
|
And Darci, who is that?
|
/ = JPJP
|
Response
|
Answer
|
My name is Petunia.
|
|
Follow-up
|
Confirming the question
|
It talks.
|
|
Response
|
A non-response verbal
|
(Laughing)
|
Initiation
J : And Darci,
who is that?
Analysis
The judge initiates the conversation by saying: And Darci….and
ends the initiation by asking a question about something (who is that?). This
means that the initiation brings the function of asking. So, the initiation
functions as Ask.
Response
P : My name is
Petunia.
Analysis
The participation then answers the question by saying: My name
is Petunia. So, the response functions as Answer.
Feedback
J : It talks.
Analysis
The judges acknowledge the answer by saying: It talks. So, the
feedback functions a confirming the question.
Unit 5
J : Is it a bunny?/
P : Yes./
J : hhaaa…//
The
internal structure is /= J/P/J
Discourse Sequence
|
Move (functions)
|
Exchange 4
|
Internal Structure
|
Initiation
|
Ask
|
Is it a bunny?
|
/ = JPJP
|
Response
|
Answer
|
Yes.
|
|
Follow-up
|
Confirming the question
|
Hhaaa…
|
Initiation
J : Is it a
bunny?
Analysis
The judge initiates the conversation by saying: Is it a bunny?
This means that the initiation brings the function of asking. So, the
initiation functions as Ask.
Response
P : Yes.
Analysis
The participation then answers the question by saying: Yes.
So, the response functions as Answer.
Feedback
J : Hhaaa…
Analysis
The judges acknowledge the answer by saying: Hhaaa… So, the
feedback function a confirming the question.
Unit 6
Simon : Is that a real bunny?/
Puppet
and Darci staring each other/
All
laughing
Simon :
We are gonna find out. // Okay, and Darci, why do you both decide to enter this
show?/
Darci :
Well, it was one of my big dreams eehm..but also I would really like to keep
ventriloquism alive because it’s not common, you know. So….//
Discourse Sequence
|
Move (functions)
|
Exchange 4
|
Internal Structure
|
Initiation
|
Asking
|
Is that a real bunny?
|
/ = JPJ
|
Response
|
A non-verbal response
|
(Puppet and Darci staring each other)
|
|
Follow-up
|
Confirming the question
|
We are gonna find out.
|
Initiation
J : Is that a
real bunny?
Analysis
The judge initiates the conversation by saying: Is that a real
bunny? This means that the initiation brings the function of asking. So, the
initiation functions as Ask.
Response
P : (Puppet and
Darci staring each other)
Analysis
The Puppet and Darci staring each other. So, the response
functions as A non-verbal response.
Feedback
J : We are
gonna find out.
Analysis
The judges acknowledge the answer by saying: We are gonna find
out. So, the feedback function a confirming the question.
Unit 7
J : Well, listen Darci, best of luck. I
really hope you both do well./
P : Thank you so much./
J : Okay. Good luck.//
Discourse Sequence
|
Move (functions)
|
Exchange 5
|
Internal Structure
|
Initiation
|
Giving wishes.
|
Well, listen Darci, best of luck. I
really hope you both do well.
|
/ = JPJ
|
Respond
|
Saying thanks
|
Thank you so much.
|
|
Follow-up
|
Confirming the wishes.
|
Okay. Good luck.
|
Initiation
J : Well,
listen Darci, best of luck. I really hope you both do well.
Analysis
The judge initiates the conversation by saying: Well, listen
Darci, best of luck. I really hope you both do well. So, the initiation
functions as giving wishes.
Response
P : Thank you so
much.
Analysis
The participation then answers the question by saying: Thank
you so much. So, the response functions as Answer.
Feedback
J : Okay. Good
luck.
Analysis
The judges acknowledge the answer by saying: Okay. Good luck.
So, the feedback functions a confirming the wishes.
So, the
conclusion is that some of the Unit have not the same form.
Keterangan:
J = Judges
P = Participation
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