<![CDATA[Everyday communication requires conversation as it is the main way to build relationships with others and express meaning in a variety of communicative circumstances. In a conversation, adjacency pairs play a crucial role in organizing speech, guiding responses, and ensuring a smooth flow of communication. Misunderstandings and disruptions in adjacency pairs, such as unexpected responses or preference violations, often occur, affecting the coherence and effectiveness of interactions. This study examines adjacency pairs in the animated film Puss in Boots: The Last Wish. It focuses on the types of adjacency pairs found in the film by employing the theory of Conversation Analysis (CA) by Schegloff (2007). The data are in the forms of dialogues and they were collected from transcribed dialogues found in the film. The results of the analysis reveal that six types of adjacency pairs are found: greeting-greeting, offer-acceptance/rejection, request-compliance/refusal, invitation-acceptance/declination, question-answer, and assessment-agreement/disagreement. The findings indicate that these adjacency pairs contribute to both character development and narrative progression, reflecting natural speech patterns. This study provides insights into how adjacency pairs function within fictional discourse and enhances the understanding of conversational structures in animated films.]]>
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