English for Offering Something. This language function is used when we put forward something to be considered, so it can be either accepted or refused. We found some kinds of expression to offer something or service. Offering something often begins: “Would you like…? Could I offer you…? Shall I get you..? Can I…? May I…?” The functions of English for offering something can be shown the example below:
English for Offering Something. Offering something is one of English function that is used to offer something to other people. Based on the data, offering something is often used by art shop attendants. Offering something divided in two. They are offering thing and offering service. But in this case, the art shop attendants usually used this expression to offering thing. They try to offer their goods to the tourist. Most of the art shop attendants in Kuta used an informal expression in offering their goods. Conversation 1: (Art shop attendant 6) Art shop attendant :White dress, Miss? Tourist : (The tourist did not pay attention) The underlined sentence in the conversation above belongs to offering function. The art shop attendant used the shortest expression of offering something function to offer a white dress to the tourist, but the tourist still could understand what the art shop attendant meant. The expression used by the art shop attendant in this conversation is an informal expression. But her expression was done in a friendly manner. The conversation above tells us that the art shop attendant offered a white dress to the tourist but the tourist was not interested. Conversation 2: (Art shop attendant 1) Art shop attendant : Excuse me, Xxxx? Tourist : No, no. Already got one. Seen from conversation between art shop attendant and tourist above, the underlined words belong to offering expression, the art shop attendant try to offer a polo shirt to the tourist. But the tourist refused the offer that was given by the art shop attendant. The art shop attendant used this simple expression, by only using the name of the brand, they offer their goods to the tourist. The expression above belongs to informal expression and the grammatical is not correct .Most of the art shop attendants at Kuta beach Street used this simple expression to attract the attention of the tourist when they walk in front of their art shop. If we compare with the theory, the expressions would be: “. May I offer you a polo shirt, Sir?”.In this conversation he expressed this expression with a smiling face. Conversation 3: (Art shop attendant 2) Art shop attendant : You want G-shock? Waterproof? Watching swimming? Tourist : How much is it? Art shop attendant : Five hundred. Tourist : Oh, no it‟s to expensive The underlined sentence above also belongs to offering something functions. The art shop attendant expressed this function by saying “You want G-shock?” . G- shock is a famous branded watch in the world. The art shop...
