THE ANALYSIS OF LANGUAGE STYLE IN DJANGO UNCHAINED MOVIE BY QUENTIN TARANTINO

This study analyzes the types of language styles used in the film Django Unchained based on Martin Joos’s (1976) theory and examines the social factors influencing these styles using Holmes’s (2013) sociolinguistics framework. The film portrays complex social interactions shaped by power, hierarchy, and emotional conflict, making it a relevant object for sociolinguistics analysis. This research employs a qualitative method by analyzing selected dialogues from the film, with a total of 52 utterances collected and categorized according to Joos’s five language styles. The analysis also considers social factors such as participants, setting, topic, and communicative function to explain the choice of language styles in different contexts. The findings reveal that four language styles are used in the film, namely formal, consultative, casual, and intimate, while frozen style is not found. From the 52 data, consultative style is the most frequently used with 28 occurrences, followed by casual style with 14 occurrences, formal style with 5 occurrences, and intimate style with 4 occurrences. The dominance of consultative style reflects frequent interactions involving negotiation, explanation, persuasion, and communication within unequal power relations, particularly in dialogues between Django, Dr. Schultz, and plantation owners, where careful language is required to manage tension and achieve specific goals. Casual style appears prominently in confrontational scenes, insults, and moments of emotional expression, where informal language is used to assert dominance, show resistance, or provoke others. Formal style is used in situations requiring authority, politeness, or strategic control, especially when characters attempt to maintain social order or conceal their true intentions. Intimate style occurs least frequently and is mainly found in emotionally close interactions, such as between Django and Broomhilda, where affection and personal connection are expressed. Overall, the study shows that language style choices in Django Unchained are strongly influenced by social factors, particularly participants and power differences, and effectively reflect the film’s social hierarchy, power struggles, and emotional conflicts.