THE ANALYSIS ON MALE AND FEMALE TALK IN OPRAH WINFREY SHOW (SOCIOLINGUISTIC APPROACH)

Asih Tri Yuliananingrum, Suparno Suparno, Sujoko Sujoko

Abstract

This article reports the result of research on male and female talk in Oprah Winfrey Show. The objectives of this research are to find out (1) what are the differences between males and females’ speech in Oprah Winfrey Show, (2) what are the similarity characteristics of educated people’s speech in public performance. The method used in this research was descriptive method using sociolinguistic approach. The research data were collected through downloading videos from website and watching them several times. The data were analyzed in four elements including grammar, intonation, turn taking system, and register. The result of the research shows (1) there are not many differences between males and females’ speech in Oprah Winfrey Show, (2) there are some characteristics of educated people’s speech in public performance. The findings of this study are expected to give some benefits in language study, especially English and English teaching. These differences styles of male and female in talk show give side-effect conversation in society.

Keywords

males and females’ speech, educated people, public performance

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.20961/eed.v4i1.34714

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