The Study of Overlapping Expression in the Dialogue of Karate Kids Movie

Abstract

This study deals with overlapping expression in the dialogue of Karate Kids movie. It was aimed at investigating types of overlapping expression and the process of overlapping in the dialogue of Karate Kids movie. This study was conducted by using qualitative descriptive research. The source of data was script of Karate Kids movie. Data were analyzed utterances by utterances which contained types of overlapping and the process of overlapping in the dialogue of Karate Kids movie. The result showed that there were 42 data found in Karate Kids movie. Specifically 14 (33.33%) for transitional overlap, 21 (50%) for recognitional overlap, 7 (16.67%) for progressional overlap. The most dominant types of overlap found in Karate Kids movie was 21 (50%) for recognitional overlap. It means that in this speech, as majority many conversation in this film where when speaker speaks and listener interruption their conversation. And overlap occur directly, and no-verbal which showed by speaker. Overlapping in turn-taking can be problematic for the people involved