Speech Style in Anies Baswedan’s Speech

Abstract

This study dealt with speech style used by Anies Baswedan as Governor of DKI Jakarta. It was aimed at investigating the kinds of speech style, and determining the most dominant of speech style used by Anies Baswedan. This study was conducted by using descriptive qualitative research. The source of data were Anies Baswedan speech in innauguration of Governor and the interview on 100 Hari Anies - Sandi by Mata Najwa. Instrument in this study was video recording. The data were analyzed by using documentary technique. The result show that 7 occurrences of careful style, 26 occurrences of frozen style and 15 occurrences of formal style in innauguration speech of Governor. Another of speech style used by Anies Baswedan in interview of 100 Hari Anies-Sandi at Mata Najwa, the result show that 28 occurrences of careful style, 117 occurrences of formal style, 18 occurrences of consultative and 13 occurrences of casual style. It can be concluded that frozen style was dominantly used by Anies Baswedan in innauguration speech of Governor and formal style was dominantly used by Anies in Interview at Mata Najwa. Anies Baswedan used variation of speech style based the place, situation and listener. Anies Baswedan used variation speech to maintain relationship among them and to make no gap with listener