TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE OF TITLE ... i
DECLARATION OF NON-PLAGIARISM ... ii
STATEMENT OF PUBLICATION ...iii
ADVISOR’S APPROVAL ... iv
PAGE OF APPROVAL ... v
MOTTO ... vi
DEDICATION... vii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ... viii
TABLE OF CONTENTS ...x
LIST OF TABLES ... xii
LIST OF APPENDICES ... xiii
ABSTRACT ... xiv
CHAPTER 1 ... 1
1.1 Background of the Study ... 1
1.2 Statement of the Problem ... 4
1.3 Objective of the Study ... 5
1.4 Scope of the Study ... 5
1.5 The Significance of the Study ... 5
1.6 Thesis Organization ... 6
CHAPTER 2 ... 7
2.1 Previous Studies ... 7
2.2 Discourse Analysis ... 8
2.3 Conversation Analysis ... 9
2.3.1Opening and Closing ... 10
2.3.2Turn-Taking ... 11
2.3.3Adjacency Pairs ... 11
2.3.5 Feedback ... 14
2.3.6Repair ... 14
2.3.7 Topic Management ... 15
2.4 Language and Gender ... 15
2.4.1Genderlect ... 16
2.5 Gossip Girl ... 20
CHAPTER 3 ... 23
3.1 Research Design ... 23
3.2 Unit of Analysis ... 24
3.3 Source of Data ... 24
3.4 Technique of Data Collection ... 25
3.5 Techniques of Data Analysis ... 25
CHAPTER 4 ... 27
4.1 Findings ... 27
4.2 Discussions ... 28
4.2.1Men and Women Language Differences in Gossip Girl ... 28
4.2.2 Stereotypes of Men and Women in Gossip Girl ... 41
CHAPTER 5 ... 46
5.1 Conclusion ... 46
5.2 Suggestion ... 47
BIBLIOGRAPHY ... 49
