A SCRUTINY OF POLITICAL DISCOURSE: BARACK OBAMA™S AND JOKOWI™S SPEECHES

Authors

  • ANNA R SURYANTI TAMBUNAN UNIVERSITAS NEGERI MEDAN
  • WILLEM SARAGIH UNIVERSITAS NEGERI MEDAN
  • BRIGITA SARAH GAFRIZELLA UNIVERSITAS METHODIST INDONESIA

Abstract

Discourse grammar (DG) can be applied in analyzing political discourse including the public speech, in which the speaker wins the response from the audience. This paper, based on Collocation theory in Discourse Grammar (DG), analyses the presidential speeches of Obama (US) and Jokowi (Indonesia). From the result, we can learn that both presidents avoid ambiguous meanings in their speeches.

 

Keywords: Discourse Grammar (DG), collocation, adjective, noun, verb, adverb.

Author Biographies

  • ANNA R SURYANTI TAMBUNAN, UNIVERSITAS NEGERI MEDAN
    JURUSAN BAHASA INGGRIS
    FAKULTAS BAHASA DAN SENI
    UNIVERSITAS NEGERI MEDAN
  • WILLEM SARAGIH, UNIVERSITAS NEGERI MEDAN
    JURUSAN BAHASA INGGRIS
    FAKULTAS BAHASA DAN SENI
    UNIVERSITAS NEGERI MEDAN
  • BRIGITA SARAH GAFRIZELLA, UNIVERSITAS METHODIST INDONESIA
    JURUSAN BAHASA INGGRIS
    FAKULTAS BAHASA DAN SENI
    UNIVERSITAS METHODIST INDONESIA

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Published

2018-02-15

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 2 (2017): SEPTEMBER 2017

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