POSITIVE POLITENESS STRATEGIES IN THE VICTORY SPEECHES OF AMERICAN PRESIDENTS: A DISCOURSE PERSPECTIVE
| Main Author: | Wati, Mira |
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| Format: | Thesis NonPeerReviewed Book |
| Bahasa: | eng |
| Terbitan: |
, 2019
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| Online Access: |
http://eprints.unram.ac.id/14335/1/Thesis%20fix.pdf http://eprints.unram.ac.id/14335/ |
Daftar Isi:
- The aim of this study is to identify and analyzes the use of positive politeness strategies in victory speeches of American presidents. The researcher discusses the generic structure of those victory speeches, the implementation of positive politeness strategies, and the occurence of the most dominant positive politeness strategy. The objects of this study are the second victory speeches of the four latest American presidents, namely Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and the victory speech of Donald Trump. The data was gathered by transcribing the utterances in the victory speeches. The results show that the generic structure of the victory speeches is consisted of background, foreground for body of the speech, body of the speech (topic (s)), foreground for closing, and closing. In addition, the positive politeness strategies used in the victory speeches are Exaggerate interest/ approval, Intensify interest, Use in-group identity markers, Seek agreement, Avoid disagreement, Presuppose/ assert common ground, Joke, Offer, promise, Be optimistic, Give (or ask for) reasons, Assume/ assert reciprocity, Include speaker and hearer in the activity, Give hints to the hearer (goods, sympathy, etc), and only two sub-strategies were not used, including, sub-strategy Notice. Attend to hearer's wants and Assert knowledge of hearer's want. Furthermore, the most dominant positive politeness strategy is the sub-strategy Include speaker and hearer in the activity, with the number of occurence is 46, in the percentage of 28%.