Abstract:
This study addressed the existence of language style in Karonese wedding
ceremony in Keriantani. The objectives of the study were (1) to describe the
language styles used in Karonese wedding ceremony, (2) to explain the realization
of language styles in Karonese wedding ceremony. The method of the study was
qualitative approach. It gave description about language styles used by Sangkep
Nggeluh in Kerja Adat event. The object of this study is couple of newlywed in
Karonese wedding ceremony which is held in Jambur RK Keriantani. The data
are the transcription of the Sangkep Nggeluh utterances recording in Karonese
wedding ceremony, especially in Kerja Adat event. The data are transcribed into
texts. The data sources are taken from the recording of the Karonese wedding
ceremony. The data were analyzed by using Mile and Huberman‟s data analysis.
The technique of collecting the data of this research is recording, observing, and
transcribing. The findings indicate that there were three language styles found in
Karonese wedding ceremony, they were formal style, consultative style, and
casual style