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
