Language style used in The Oprah Winfrey Show

ABSTRACT

Language style is the tool of people use the language in different and effective way in communication. It is kinds of written or oral language. Style is a form of communication system it in own right. People use language in communicate with other persons, to communicate means to transfer ideas from one person to the others. One that determines how social interactions will proceeds. In formal situation, may be taking with the leader, people may used a casual word and grammar in order to make friendly situation. Considering the significant role played by the language among society, this study is aimed to come deeper to see what the language style which used by the speaker in his or her intentions trough his or her utterance. The researcher views language style as another part of linguistic studies that is closer to the study of language in used to be the underlying on his study.

Accordance to those reasons, this study is aimed to find out what the language Style Used in the Oprah Winfrey Show and what the dominant language style used by the speaker. What make the study crucial to be completed was that in the Oprah Winfrey show is many explanations in the conversation between the host and the guest in the Oprah Winfrey show. This is appearing our interest to know and recognize about the language styles, particularly in spoken forms, which are used in the scripts of Oprah Winfrey show.

In conducting this research, the researcher uses descriptive qualitative method because it analyzes the data in the form of word descriptively; the researcher makes his self as the key instruments that collected the data form the official website of Oprah Winfrey Show.

After analyzing the data, the researcher found that the host and the guest mostly used the informal and formal language style. The next language style, which is rarely used, is Colloquial style.

By reviewing this study, it can be concluded that in the public speaking, the importuning used to be concerned does the way; we convey our feeling in order to make a good and effective understand. The next researcher especially should be able to come deeper to see the social setting that stands behind such utterances in order to reach a perfect comprehension.

Finally, after finishing this research, the researcher hopes that this research can give contribution to the researcher it self, to the reader, and to further researchers who conduct the same research. Furthermore, the researcher suggests to next researcher to study more complete research, especially in the same field.