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classified into formal style because the dialogue was in formal condition that occurred between Sam and The Doctor in the hospital. The dialogue though formal enough which
discussed about one topic, the responsibility of Sam whom the wife is giving a birth. And the words with care from the doctor to Sam like “
Whats her name?” which asks Sam the name of his child can indicate these data as consultative style.
III. At the Street
First Dialogue Rebecca: Get them to make the bus stay.
Sam:
Theyre leaving. Ill get them. Theyre leaving. Excuse me. Hang on one second, please. Becca Becca The bus is going
See on Appendices Sam’s utterance in this conversation i.e. Theyre leaving. Ill get them.
Theyre leaving. Excuse me. Hang on one second, please. Becca Becca The bus is going is classified into formal and intimate style. Sam uses standard language in
every sentences he speaks. But, he calls his wife with her nickname gives the impression of intimacy so that this also can be classified into intimate style.
Second Dialogue
Rita: Go, for Christ sakes Green means Go.
Sam: I dont like to go to shrinks. You and me both.
Rita: Right or left? Which is it gonna be, bonehead? Right turn
ahead. Right on Vermont? Thatll be another 20 minutes, you idiot
Sam: Did your mommy make you go to a shrink, too?
Rita: No. Well, sort of.
Sam: I spent the whole time talking about her.
Rita: Well, thats nice. Office.
Phone machine: Dialing home.
Rita: Office God damn it
Sam: Youre going much faster than everybody else. I wonder if
you noticed that, because I noticed that. Rita:
Go
Sam: No more shrinks. Im sorry, Mrs. Dawson... but if I were
you, I wouldnt waste any more of my time. Sorry, Mrs.
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Dawson, but I think you should put Sam in a home. Sam in a home.
See on Appendices
In this conversation, Sam uses standard and non-standard language in his first utterance. It is standard language in the first sentence ‘dont like to go to shrinks’ and
it is non-standard language in the second sentence ‘you and me both’. So, this utterance is classified into formal and casual style. The second sentence Sam speaks
casually because he says ‘mommy’ to Rita instead of ‘mother’ that indicates informality. So, that utterance is classified into casual style. The next utterance by
Sam is in formal style due to the standard language that he uses. The fourth utterance ‘Youre going much faster than everybody else’ is classified into formal style because
it is in standard language. But, he also repeats his words in the end that indicates informality. So, this utterance is classified into formal and casual style. In his last
utterance, Sam speaks both formal and informal. He says ‘No more shrinks’ in the first sentence that indicates informality but he says ‘Im sorry, Mrs. Dawson’ that is
really formal because there is a word ‘Mrs.’ in it and he says ‘I’m sorry’ instead of ‘sorry’. So, this utterance is classified into casual and formal styles.
IV. In the bedroom
