AN ANALYSIS OF LANGUAGE STYLE IN BILLIE EILISH’S SONG ON “WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO” ALBUM

Wihatmoko, Sigit. 2023. An Analysis Of Language Style In Billie Elilish’s Song
On “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go” Album, English Study
Program, Faculty of Language and Arts Education, University of PGRI Semarang.
Advisor I: Dr. Dyah Nugrahani, M.Hum. Advisor II: Dr. Rahmawati
Sukmaningrum, S.Pd., M.Pd.
Keywords: language style, song, and lyric song
The language style is one of the supporting aspects of a written text, and it is
deeply connected to the other parts. The purpose of this study was to analyze the
type of language style used in the lyrics of Billie Eilish’s album, the most
dominant type of language style used in the lyric song of Billie Eilish’s album, the
function of language style used in the lyric song of Billie Eilish’s album. The
research methodology was qualitative methods. The technique of collecting data
is by reading the lyric and analyzing it. The data which have been collected are
analyzed by using the theory from Ruby Payne. The finding shows that there are
three types of language styles based on Payne, there are casual style, intimate
style, and consultative style. The dominant style that is used is casual. The
function of the lyrics is to improve the taste of the audience, the goal of the song
is to persuade the listener, and the song produces a specific mood.