Ethnography of Communication: The Analysis of Dell Hymes’ SPEAKING Model in the Communication among the Infertility Husband and Wife

The present study was employed qualitative descriptive methods to examine ethnography of communication using Dell Hymes’ SPEAKING mnemonic in the between husband and wife who has no children for a long time their family. findings showed connection childless couple with terms. results were among get infertility took place couple’s house particularly living room (Setting) which scenes debate (Participants) sat opposite night (Scene) seek corporate solution maintain relationship (Ends). Act started by awkward conversations trigger argument lead quarrel (A). There several tones such as serious, tense, sad, promised, regret, apologize, anger, mocking, rude, pleading conducted verbal non-verbal speech (Key) including code-mixing (Instrumentalities). communicated alternately speaker hearer asking questioning respect each other understanding situation (Norms interaction interpretation). genre dialogues about (Genre).