ANALYSIS OF THE ADULT AND CHILD SPEECH COMPARISON FOUND IN THE BANE CHRONICLES BY CASSANDRA CLARE AND THE ADVENTURE OF PINOCCHIO BY CARLO COLLODI

Abstract

“The Bane Chronicles” by Cassandra Clare is a novel consists of the short stories which portray some of Magnus Bane‟s thrilling adventures throughout many eras since he is described as an immortal being; and “The Adventure of Pinocchio” by Carlo Collodi tells the readers of how Pinocchio and his little wooden feet‟s adventure leads him found what is important in life. The objectives of this thesis are present to examine the style mostly used by speakers and also the comparison between those speech styles. The writer uses library research to compile the data. To examine the data compiled, the writer chose the theory of Speech Style by Joos and SPEAKING theory by Dell Hymes. The result of this thesis shows the readers that formal, consultative and casual are speech styles used by Magnus Bane as the adult; and consultative, casual and intimate are styles used by Pinocchio as the child. The comparison shows different characteristics, such as sarcasm, hedges, and emotion involved in the speech.