This research discusses about the occurrence of backchannels in a group
conversation between Emma Stone, Natalie Portman, Taraji Henson, Amy Adams,
Annette Bening, Isabelle Huppert, and Stephen Galloway. The main focus of this
research is to identify backchannel forms used by each participant in this interview,
and analyse how each backchannel functions depending to its context. The study
uses descriptive qualitative method in order to fulfil the objective of the research.
The researcher collects and limits the data to fourteen data to achieve deep and
detailed analysis. Analysing the data is done by explaining the conversation
mechanism, then determine in which forms backchannel utterances are uttered, and
then analyse their functions using Maynard’s theory. The research discovers 24
backchannel items from the 14 data being analysed, and they are in the forms of
simple, double, and complex backchannel. Moreover, there are six functions that
they serve, which are Continuer (CON), Understanding (UND), Agreement (AGR),
Strong Emotional Response (EMO), Support or Empathy (SUP), and Request for
Additional Information (ADD).

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