摘要：This paper intends to compare the conversational styles and the preference structure between Oprahshows in FRIENDS which is in a group guest and J.K. Rowling in a single guest. The data were taken from twodifferent videos of Oprah transcribed and analysed. In FRIENDS edition, the conversational style is highconsiderateness style and in J.K. Rowling edition is high involvement style. The conversation in FRIENDSedition is relatively slower than in J.K. Rowling edition. Oprah as the host uses high involvement style in botheditions. In FRIENDS edition, the first part of pairs that mostly occurs is question which the second part isexpected answer, while J.K. Rowling is assessment which the second part is agreement. It means that they preferusing positive response rather than negative response
关键词：comparison; conversation analysis; conversational style; characteristics of conversational style;preference structure
