PAUSES, OVERLAPS, AND BACKCHANNELS IN “MORNING ACTION” PROGRAM ON 104.4 IMELDA FM RADIO SEMARANG

Language is a communication tool to convey a message. When people communicate, conversational signals: such as pauses, overlaps and backchannels can appear unconsciously. It does not only occur when someone communicates face to face, but it can also occur on telephone conversation. Hence, the writer conducted this research to find out the conversational signals which occur more often in radio conversation. This conversation happened among two broadcasters and some callers in “Morning Action" program on 104.4 Imelda Fm Radio..