Abstract:
This study focused on the conversational style used in Jimmy Kimmel Live talk
show. The aims of the study were (1) to describe the types of conversational style
used in Jimmy Kimmel LiveTalk Show, (2) to explain the realized of
conversational style and (3) the reason of using the conversational style by host
and guest were realized.Data were taken from Jimmy Kimmel's conversation as
host and George W Bush as guests on Jimmy Kimmel Live's nineteen minutes of
the talk show. The study was conducted by using qualitative analysis. The
findings show that there are two types of conversational styles used by hosts and
guests on Jimmy Kimmel Live's talk show. They are high involvement style and
high consideratness style. The way conversational style realized in this study was
indicated by the overlaps situation in the high involvement style and was indicated
by pauses and interupption in the consideratness style meanwhile the reason of
using the conversational style was based the degree of respect between the host
and the guest of the talk show
