Adjacency Pairs and Preference Organization of the Main Characters in “The Father” Movie

Abstract

Dementia is a type of neurocognitive disorder. This study looks at how dementia influences people's communication by focusing on the character Anthony, who suffers from dementia disorder in “The Father” movie. The aim of this research is to analyze the conversation between Anthony and Anne, his daughter, by focusing on adjacency pairs and preference organization. This research applied Paltridge’s framework (2000). To analyze the data, the researchers used a qualitative descriptive method. The results reveal that Anthony mostly gives unexpected answers. Because Anthony has dementia, he always forgets what happened to him or something in the past. Meanwhile, even though Anne sometimes gives unexpected answers, it is because she avoids Anthony’s questions to make sure that he is not hurt by the truth. It can be concluded that although Anthony has dementia, he still can communicate properly with others.