<![CDATA[Filler sounds are items used to fill the empty space in conversations. There are some filler sounds in the animation movie âSofia the First: A Royal Messâ, and they are subtitled into lexical items in the level of words, phrases or clauses, written with capital letters in parentheses/brackets, therefore, they are interesting to analyze. This study aims at finding out the subtitles of filler sounds appeared on the screen in âSofia the First: A Royal Messâ and analyzing the functions of those filler sounds. The results show that there are five subtitles of filler sounds found in this animation movie, those are âclear throatâ, âchuckleâ, âgaspâ, scoff, and âsighâ. Subtitles âclear throatâ, âchuckleâ, and âscoffâ have spontaneity function that are used to response someoneâs requests, while subtitles âgasp, and âsighâ appear during pauses in conversations as a part of textual interactivity with reference to non-fluency in conversation.]]>
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