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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.
See on Appendices
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
First Dialogue Sam:
Everybody behave like a gentleman... because Lucys gonna come out here... and first impressions are very important.
Lucy: You never even came You never called You forgot about me How
could you forget me?
Sam: No, I didnt forget you I would never forget you I hate you Will
you not be mad at me for one second? Because I want to tell you one thing, OK? Because last night, I was writing you a letter... and
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then the words, they got too big. Gesundheit, Floppy. Floppy has a cold. And then I said... Dear Lucy, Im sorry I maybe hurt your
feelings... and I was thinking about you all the time. Lucy on a hammock... and Lucy at school... and Lucy in the sky and
kisses and hugs, Daddy. And P.S. I love you, like the song. P.S. I love you like in the song.
See on the Appendices
In his first utterance in the conversation, Sam speaks casually because his words are not in standard language and it is ungrammatically. In his second
utterance, he speaks casually with Lucy. The words ‘I love you like in the song’, ‘I was thinking about you all the time’can also indicate that the conversation belongs to
intimate style, because the words can give an intimacy signal as Joos told in his theory. In addition, in intimate style, it might embarrass some for non group
members to hear them in group intimate language. In the data, we can see that Sam is telling all of her feeling to Lucy about how much he loves her. It is a private
language, so it might embarrass some for non-group members tohear them in-group intimate language. But, he also uses standard language that gives the impression of
formality. So, it is classified into three styles, they are casual, intimate, and formal styles.
Second Dialogue
Lucy: Daddy?
Sam: Hi.
Randy: What are you doing here? Sam:
I live here.
Randy: What do you mean you live here? Sam:
Actually, I live here.
Lucy: This is where you live? So close to me?
Sam: Yeah, because I wanted to be close. I wanted to be closer to you... so I
live here in that apartment. Its number nine. And number nine is like October 9... when John Lennon was born... and his son was born on
October 9, too.
Lucy: John met Yoko on November 9.
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Sam: Yeah, and his mother lived... at number nine Newcastle in Liverpool.
See on Appendices
In this conversation, Sam’s first utterance is classified into casual style because the word ‘hi’ gives the impression of informality. His second and third
utterance are classified into formal style due to the using of standard language. His last utterance is classified into casual and formal style. In the beginning he says
‘yeah’ that gives the impression of informality. But, he also uses standard language in his utterance.
XVIII. In front of Randy’s house
