The Analysis of Language Style Used in Barbie Movie (2023)

Abstract

Among the sociolinguistic subfields, language styles are concerned with how people speak according to the social formality scale. This research, entitled "The Analysis of Language Style Used in Barbie Movie (2023)," aims to show the difference in language styles using Martin Joos's (1967) theory. The method used in this research is qualitative, and the data source is a movie with the title "Barbie" by Greta Gerwig. The researcher has found that 14 dialogues consist of 1 dialogue in frozen style, 2 in formal style, 3 in consultative style, 6 in casual style, and 2 in intimate style. Then, to conclude this study, the researcher found that the characters used all the language styles based on Joos' theory. Of the five language styles, the casual style is the most widely used in the Barbie movie.