The Comparison of Peter Parker’s Language Styles and Style-Shifting Occurrences in Jon Watts’ Spider- Man: Homecoming (2017) and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) Movies

Mutiara Luthfiyanti Zulhelmi(1), Rifki Oktoviandry(2),
(1) Universitas Negeri Padang  Indonesia
(2) Universitas Negeri Padang  Indonesia

Corresponding Author
Copyright (c) 2024 Mutiara Luthfiyanti Zulhelmi, Rifki Oktoviandry

DOI : https://doi.org/10.24036/ell.v13i3.130620

Full Text:    Language : en

Abstract


This study analyzes the language style and style-shifting in Peter Parker's conversations in two movies directed by Jon Watts: Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). A descriptive-qualitative method was used to analyze the data. This study found that the casual language style is the most dominant in both movies. This is related to Joos' (1967) "Five Clocks of Language" with the casual type which is a relaxed, natural, and unrestricted manner language style used in everyday life. Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) shows that the most prominent style-shifting is maintenance, indicating Peter Parker's tendency to maintain the language style. Meanwhile, in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) although casual style remains dominant,  Peter tended to shift his style with upward convergence, indicating that Peter Parker often adapts his interaction to be more formal. This style-shifting is related to Giles’ (1973) “Communication Accommodation Theory” with the upward convergence strategy used to adjust one’s communication style to be aligned with the interlocutor by being more formal and using a more prestigious language. While maintenance strategy occurs when a speaker chooses not to alter their communication style and use their own style consistently throughout the interaction. This difference reflects the development of Peter Parker's character between the two movies, with a more consistent style in Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), compared to a more dynamic style adaptation in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021).


Keywords


Peter Parker; Language Style; Style-Shifting; Spider-Man: Homecoming; Spider-Man: No Way Home.

References


Adipura, R. T., & Arianingsih, A. (2023). Yakuwarigo and Style Shifting in the Anime Genjitsushugi Yuusha no Oukoku Saikenki. Proceeding of International Conference on Business Economics Social Sciences and Humanities, 6, 734–740. https://doi.org/10.34010/icobest.v4i.442

Aprilia, R. (2021). An Analysis of Language Style in “The Ron Clark Story” Movie. Raden Intan Repository. http://repository.radenintan.ac.id/id/eprint/15057

Cavell, S. (1971). The World Viewed: Reflections on the Ontology of Film. New York: Viking Press.

Ducrot, & Todorov. (1993). Introduction to Language Style. London: Cambridge University.

Giles, H. (1973). Accent Mobility: A Model and Some Data. Anthropological Linguistics, 15, 87-105.

Giles, H., & Ogay, T. (2007). Communication Accomodation Theory. In Whaley, B. B. & Samter, W. (eds), Explaining Communication: Communication Theories and Exemplars (pp 293-310). Mahwah, NJ:Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Hodson, J. (2018, June 1). Jane Hodson, Dialect in Film and Literature. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014. 272 p. https://web.archive.org/web/20210511180123id_/https://journals.openedition.org/ebc/4412

Hornberger, N. H., McKay, S. L. (2010). Sociolinguistics and Language Education. Multilingual Matters.

Joos, M. (1976). The Five clocks. Massachusetts: Winthrop Publishers.

Larasati, V. O., & Simatupang, E. C. (2022). Language Styles in the Movie Luca (2021): Sociolinguistics Study. Larasati | Budapest International Research and Critics Institute-Journal (BIRCI-Journal). https://doi.org/10.33258/birci.v5i2.5233

Lauterboom, C. S., & Nuraeni, C. (2024). ‘Exploring Language Style in The Menu Movie: A Comprehensive Study’. PROJECT. Volume 7, No. 1, January 2024. https://journal.ikipsiliwangi.ac.id/index.php/project/article/view/21561

Lochtman, K., Kappel, J. (2008). The World a Global Village: Intercultural Competence in English Foreign Language Teaching. VUB Press.

Meyerhoff, M (2006). Introducing Sociolinguistic. London: Routledge Francis Publishing.

Mulyadi, M., Suhandano, S., & Munandar, A. (2021). Style-shifting in usage instructions of food, beverage, and pharmaceutical products in Japanese language. Japanese Research on Linguistics Literature and Culture, 3(2), 100–112. https://doi.org/10.33633/jr.v3i2.4589

Sari, Y. K. P., Widita, A., & Zunaidah, A. (n.d.). International Students’ Accommodation and Politeness Strategies for Dealing with Communication Conflicts: A Case Study at a State University in Surabaya. UI Scholars Hub. https://scholarhub.ui.ac.id/jkmi/vol8/iss2/4/

Saville-Troike, M. (2012). Introducing Second Language Acquisition (2nd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Silpitri, Y. (2022). A Comparative Analysis of Language Style in Between “The Conjuring 1 and The Conjuring 3” Movie Directed by james Wan 2013 and Michael Caves 2021, English Language and Literature, Universitas Negeri Padang.

Suputra, D. P. R., Ramendra, D. P., & Swandana, I. W. (2020). The Analysis of Communication Accommodation Strategies used by Students of English Language Education of Ganesha University of Education. ejournal.undiksha.ac.id. https://doi.org/10.23887/jpbi.v8i1.28637

Tamsar, M. L. (2019). An Analysis of Language Style “Disney” Movie Script, Universitas Sumatera Utara. http://repositori.usu.ac.id/handle/123456789/16441

Yoon, K. (2023). Questioning practices and speech style shifting in Korean entertainment talk shows. Languages, 8(4), 286. https://doi.org/10.3390/languages8040286

Yule, G. (1985). The Study of Language. Cambridge University Press.


Article Metrics

 Abstract Views : 164 times
 PDF Downloaded : 22 times

Refbacks

  • There are currently no refbacks.


Copyright (c) 2024 Mutiara Luthfiyanti Zulhelmi, Rifki Oktoviandry

Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.