Abstract:
This research discussed Phatic Communion in the movie "Toba Dreams" by
Benny Setiawan which intended to describe the forms of phatic communion with
Jean Aitchison's theory and the functions of phatic communion with Jumanto's
theoretical based on the dialogues of the movie. This research focused on Batak
Toba utterances of phatic communion to know how the Toba Batak culture is
represented through the film "Toba Dreams". This research method used
qualitative research and note-taking technique to find the data. The data collection
techniques used were documentation study, observation study, literature study,
and online data search. The objects analyzed were nineteen scenes in Toba
Dreams. The findings showed that the forms of phatic communion that the
characters used were Ritual words are exchanged when people meet, Standart
topic of conversation, and Meaningless words or misunderstood words. And the
functions of phatic communion were: Avoiding the Silence, Breaking the Silence,
or Saying Something Obligatory; Starting a Conversation or Opening a Contact;
Making Chit-Chat or a Relatively Unfocused Conversation; Keep Talking;
Expressing Solidarity; Creating Harmony; Creating Comfort; Expressing
Empathy; Expressing Friendship or Camaraderie; Expressing Respect or
Deference and Expressing Politeness. The conclusions of this research based on
the cultural phatic communication of Batak Toba utterances in the movie entitled
"Toba Dreams" are used three forms of four forms in phatic communion and
eleven functions of twelve functions in phatic communion by the characters in the
movie.
