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her their conversation as Lucy said to his father that she cried to someone.
XIII. On the bus
Sam: Theres the park.
Lucy: Lets not get off. Lets keep going.
Sam: No, Lucy, that would be wrong.
Lucy: Tamaras mommy lost her case... and she hasnt seen her in six years. She
had five different mommies, and one of them hit her.
Sam: I would never let that happen to you.
Lucy: Thats what her real mommy said... and now they wont even let her talk to
her. Daddy. Its the only way to be together. Well start a new life... get new names, live in a new apartment... and theyll never find us.
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In this conversation, Sam’s first utterance is classified into formal style because he uses standard language. In his second utterance, there are three styles
found, they are casual, intimate, and formal. It is classified into casual due to the word ‘no’ in the beginning of the utterance that indicates informality. That Sam calls
his daughter with her first name is classified into intimate style because it gives the impression of intimacy. The last, it can be classified into formal style because he uses
standard language by saying’ it would be wrong’. In the end, he speaks formally to his daughter because he uses standard language. So, the last utterance is classified
into formal style.
XIV. In the car
Rita: Sam has his big day on the stand tomorrow... and we need to do a little bit of work... so hes as effective as you were.
Sam: I want to be as effective as you were, Annie. Rita: On the Porsche, the door handle... is a little hidden by that thingamajig. So, if
youre having trouble finding it— Annie: No
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Sam: I think maybe Annies not exactly ready to go yet.
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In this conversation, Sam’s first utterance is classified into formal and intimate styles. He uses standard language in his utterance that gives the impression
of formality. Sam also calls his neighbour with her first name that gives the impression of intimacy. In his second utterance, Sam speaks casually because he uses
non-satandard language so it is classified into casual style.
XV. In the kitchen
Sam: There you are. You gonna come see the movie? Its the best part. Rita: Its getting late. We better get to work.
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In this conversation, Sam’s only utterance is classified into casual style because he uses non-standard language and uses language that gives the impression
of informality such as ‘there you are.’
XVI. In the living room
Rita: You buried yourself. Youve got to do better. Sam: I kind of think were the same smart.
Rita: What does that mean? Sam: I know the bus routes better than she does.
Rita: How does that make you the same smart? Sam: Doesnt every parent want their kid to be smart?
Rita: Thats true, but the issue here is that... at the age of seven, Lucy is smarter
than you. Sam: But in some ways, Im smarter than she is.
Rita: You got to be firm on this. Sam: In some ways, shes-- In some ways, Im smarter than her. In some ways,
Im smarter than you, Mr. Turner. In some ways, Im smarter than you, Judge McNeilly.
Rita: Whoa. Take it down. Want some marshmallows? This is my husbands. Hell
never notice. He has ten more just like it. Try it on.
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Sam: Will you look that way? Rita: In there.
Sam: I wasnt exactly sure how to tie this. Does it look bad? Rita: No. Very, very good. Cross over once. And loop this around... and up inside
of the neck. And then pull up on the skinny part. Sam: Oh, yeah. Yeah.
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In this conversation, Sam speaks casually in his first utterance. It is classified into casual style because Sam uses language that gives impression of informality,
non-standard language. It is one of the characteristics of casual style. In his second and third utterances, he uses standard language so it is classified into formal style. In
the forth utterance, Sam speaks formally by saying words grammatically. The next utterance by Sam is classified into casual and formal styles. It is classified into casual
style because he repeats his words. That is one of the characteristics of informal language. But, he speaks grammatically in the every sentences in it. In the sixth
utterance, he says words grammatically ‘Will you look that way?’ that indicates formality, so it is classified into formal style. The seventh utterance by Sam is
classified into formal style because he uses standard language. The last utterance by Sam is classified into casual style because he says ‘oh, yeah. Yeah’ that indicates
informality.
XVII. In front of Randy’s House
