AN ANALYSIS OF SPEECH STYLE USED BY RETNO MARSUDI IN PRESS STATEMENT AT G20 FOREIGN MINISTER’S MEETING

Abstract

The objectives of this research were aimed to find out: 1. To identify the kinds of Speech Style used by Retno Marsudi in Press Statement at G20 Foreign Minister‘s Meeting. 2. To identify the dominant Speech Style used by Retno Marsudi in Press Statement at G20 Foreign Minister‘s Meeting. This study was a descriptive qualitative design. The subject of the study was Retno Marsudi's speech. The data of this study were taken from Retno Marsudi's speech at the G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting. The researcher tried to analyze the transcription of Retno Marsudi's utterances. The researcher used the theory suggested by Joos. The researcher discovered three different speech patterns that were employed, totaling 36 items, after gathering the data from the movie. 28 things, or 78% of them, in the frozen style, 7 items, or 19%, in the formal style, and 1 item, or 3%, in the intimate style were present. The dominant speech style used by Retno Marsudi is the frozen style. However, because the circumstances of the occasion are inappropriate for these styles, the Casual style and consultative style are absent. The researcher of this study thinks that the findings will be helpful to other researchers who are interested in carrying out a study on the same topic. The researcher also expects that the study will add to our knowledge of sociolinguistics, particularly on the various sorts of speech styles.