An Analysis of Language Styles in Miracle On Cell No.7 Movie Script

Abstract

This thesis aims to find out and describe the types of language styles used by the main characters from different social classes and the factors that influence these styles. In analyzing the data, the theory of the types of language styles proposed by Martin Joos and theory of social classes presented by Chambers were used to know the language styles used in different social classes. This research also used the theory of the factors that influence language styles proposed by Holmes. This research employed a descriptive-qualitative method. As a result of this research, there are five types of language styles from different social classes: frozen, formal, consultative, casual, and intimate. In this research, the author found that there are 71 data points in the script of this movie. There are 3 data used frozen style, 15 data used formal style, 15 data used consultative style, 16 data used casual style, and 22 data used intimate style. Most of the main characters in this analysis come from lower social classes based on the occupation, and the intimate style is the dominant language style used by the main character. Then the factors that influence the language style consist of four factors, such as participant, setting, topic, and function. The formal style, consultative style, casual style, and intimate style are influenced by the participant, setting, topic, and function, whereas the frozen style is only influenced by the participant, setting, and topic.