Formal language or formality is one of aspect in style. In terms of formality, Dewaele & Heylighen (1999) stated that different situational and personality factors are examined which determine the degree of formality in linguistic expression. The differences in using languages, both formal and informal, is called a difference register (Thornborrow and Wareing, 1998). Cyrstal (1991) defines register as "a variety of language defined according to its use in social situations." So, register is widely used to refer to varieties to use a language.
Discourse Analysis, according to Paltridge (2006), is an approach used in analyzing language whichexamines patterns of language along with the cultural and social contexts in the texts. Discourse itself …show more content…
Talkshow is commonly guided or broughtby one host or more who plays a role as an interviewer. Talk show delivers a message or report news in different ways by inviting one or more informant in formal or informal ways. Talk shows are different from other program such as interviews. In the discussion on talk show, an issue could develop and debriefing processis not just unidirectional but bidirectional (Pane, 2004). In talk shows, a host has an important role. The reason was stated by Rubin and Step (1997) that a host should moderate the discussion of a topic by guests and encourage audiences to become involved by promoting a sense of intimacy and friendship. In that case, the use of language by the host is very …show more content…
This study will examine hosts’ speaking at a Indonesian talk show. By doing an investigation on the hosts’ language, the paper is expected to be referenced about how the level of formality in spoken context and Indonesia language.
1.6 Research Methods
1.6.1 Research Design
This study will use a descriptive qualitative approach. The term descriptive research refers to the type of research question, design, and data analysis that will be applied to a given topic. “Qualitative descriptive studies focuses on discovering the nature of the specific events under study” (Lambert, 2012). By doing this approach, we will get a straight forward descriptive summary in the content of the data, which is formality.
1.6.2 Data Collection
Data will be collected, analyzed, and interpreted by investigating 4 talk shows from 2 TV channels. The selected talk shows are talk show that still airing untill 2015. A criterion for the selection will find talk show similar in content and structure in order to establish comparability. Then, the talk shows will be transcribed and categorized manually.
1.6.3 Data
Discourse Analysis, according to Paltridge (2006), is an approach used in analyzing language whichexamines patterns of language along with the cultural and social contexts in the texts. Discourse itself …show more content…
Talkshow is commonly guided or broughtby one host or more who plays a role as an interviewer. Talk show delivers a message or report news in different ways by inviting one or more informant in formal or informal ways. Talk shows are different from other program such as interviews. In the discussion on talk show, an issue could develop and debriefing processis not just unidirectional but bidirectional (Pane, 2004). In talk shows, a host has an important role. The reason was stated by Rubin and Step (1997) that a host should moderate the discussion of a topic by guests and encourage audiences to become involved by promoting a sense of intimacy and friendship. In that case, the use of language by the host is very …show more content…
This study will examine hosts’ speaking at a Indonesian talk show. By doing an investigation on the hosts’ language, the paper is expected to be referenced about how the level of formality in spoken context and Indonesia language.
1.6 Research Methods
1.6.1 Research Design
This study will use a descriptive qualitative approach. The term descriptive research refers to the type of research question, design, and data analysis that will be applied to a given topic. “Qualitative descriptive studies focuses on discovering the nature of the specific events under study” (Lambert, 2012). By doing this approach, we will get a straight forward descriptive summary in the content of the data, which is formality.
1.6.2 Data Collection
Data will be collected, analyzed, and interpreted by investigating 4 talk shows from 2 TV channels. The selected talk shows are talk show that still airing untill 2015. A criterion for the selection will find talk show similar in content and structure in order to establish comparability. Then, the talk shows will be transcribed and categorized manually.
1.6.3 Data