Conversation Analysis On An Indonesian Telephone Call

Abstract

This article discusses a conversation analysis on a telephone call between the author and her Indonesianfemale friend. The conversation was done on telephone and recorded by the author. The talk-in interaction data wastranscribed by using CA convention. Then, the data were analyzed by considering the three typical stages of aconversation. It reveals the distinctive features of conversation in Indonesian context. The conversation flowssimultaneously with a little numbers of overlaps, repairs and clarification seeks. There is also a tendency that Indonesianspeakers produce wordy sentences particularly at opening and closing stages. The excessive sentences for opening andclosing could be considered as politeness in Indonesian context.