Discourse Analysis of Thematic Structure: SEVENTEEN JOSHUA’s Speech in UNESCO Youth Forum

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https://doi.org/10.24114/reg.v14i1.64352

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This study aimed to find the underlying messages in SEVENTEEN Joshua’s Speech in UNESCO Youth Forum through a textual metafunction analysis on the thematic structure. SEVENTEEN, a global K-Pop boy band, was chosen to deliver a speech as the representation of youth in UNESCO Youth Forum in Paris last 2023. This research used a descriptive-qualitative method, Halliday’s textual metafunction and Leech’s thematic meaning theories. Based on the findings, JOSHUA, the American member of SEVENTEEN, used a lot of unmarked themes in highlighting the group’s effort and dedication in promoting education. Meanwhile, most of the marked themes were used to highlight their long-lasting and consistent contribution to UNESCO. Therefore, this research concluded that JOSHUA made SEVENTEEN as the ‘main character’ in his speech.

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2025-03-26

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Vol. 14 No. 1 (2025)

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Copyright (c) 2025 Jesselyn Kaonedy, Diantry Binarwaty Habibie Nasution, Istiqomah Istiqomah , May Sastia, T. Thyrhaya Zein

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