Abstract:
This study dealt with speech style used by Joe Biden as President of United
state. The objective of the study was 1) to investigate the types of speech style,
and 2) to determine the most dominant of speech style used by Joe Biden. This
study was conducted by using descriptive qualitative research. The sources of data
were Joe Biden speech in Warsaw Poland. Instrument in this study was video
recording. The data were analyzed by using documentary technique. The result
show that into 6 (11%) for frozen style , 25 (45,4%) for formal style, 14 (25,4%)
for Consultative style, 10 (18,20%) for casual style . It can be concluded that
formal style was dominantly used by Joe Bidenon Ukraine Crisis from Warsaw
Poland. Joe Biden used variation of speech style based the place, situation and
listener. Joe Biden used variation speech to maintain relationship among them
and to make no gap with listener.
