Interpersonal Metaphor of Mood in the Courtroom Interaction

This study deals with the interpersonal metaphor of mood in the courtroom
interaction. The objectives of this study were (1) to investigate types of interpersonal
metaphor of mood used by the judge, (2) to reveal how the interpersonal metaphor of
mood realized in the courtroom interaction, and (3) to explain the reasons of
interpersonal metaphor of mood realized in the way they are. The research applied
qualitative descriptive design. The data of the study were utterances of the judge
transcribed in written mode, from courtroom interaction in Pengadilan Negeri Medan,
its means the researcher takes the data four times in a month. The researcher
researches two narcotic cases and one robbed case. The research findings showed that
there were two types of interpersonal metaphor of mood namely unmarked and
marked. Whereas, unmarked types were consecutively question in interrogative
mood, statement in declarative mood and command in imperative mood. Meanwhile,
marked types were consecutively statement in interrogative mood, statement in
imperative mood, question in declarative mood, and command in interrogative mood.
The realization of interpersonal metaphor of mood used by the judge was congruent
and incongruent. Basically, congruent is more dominated used than incongruent. The
reasons of using interpersonal metaphor of mood used by the judge was in line with
the theories. But there are two dominantly reasons that the judge used, namely status
and affect.