A STYLISTIC ANALYSIS OF LEXICAL VARIATIONS OF THE WINNERS OF MOTOGP 2016

Motogp season 2016 has a unique phenomenon. There are nine different winners in Motogp 2016 who originate from four different geographical backgrounds. Hence, from that factor, they are suspected to have some different styles in terms of conveying expressions. The different style of each rider to express their feelings is affected by both internal and external factors. In addition, the riders’ style in answering the interviewers’ question along with their lexical choices somehow refers to certain things. Therefore, this research contains two objectives. The first objective is to categorize the types of lexical variations from the winners’ interview of Motogp 2016. Meanwhile, the second objective is to explain the factors that affect a certain expression which uttered in the interview. In order to help the research, the researcher uses qualitative methods in the process. Through its method, researcher finds that there are five features that occur in the winners’ interview such as; noun change, metonymy, register, jargons and repetition. Those five categories affect by the internal and external factor such as the race, the strategy, the team, family and public judgment