Abstract:
This research dealt with Adjacency Pairs in The Ellen Show. The data in this
research was taken from The Ellen Show dialogue. This research aimed to find
out the types of Adjacency Pairs Found in The Ellen Show. Descriptive
qualitative method was applied to analyze the data. Thus, in doing this it, library
research was applied in analyzing the data. The objectives of the research was to
find out types of Adjacency Pairs and dominant type of adjacency pairs. From the
data obtained, there were (40) Adjacency Pairs with thirteen types of Adjacency
Pairs, all of them were found in The Ellen Show. They were question-answer 18
(45%), assertion-agreement/disagreement 15 (37,5%), apology-minimization 2
(5%), offer-acceptance 1 (2,5%), assessment-agreement 1 (2,5%), suggestionacceptance
1 (2,5%), Announcement-acknowledgement 1 (2,5%). The most
dominant type of the Adjacency Pairs Found in The Ellen Show was the questionanswer that was 18
occurrences 18 (45%).
