IJOLTL (Indonesian Journal of Language Teaching and Linguistics)
Vol. 5 No. 3 (2020): September 2020

An Analysis of Lexical Cohesion in Donald Trump's Speech to the UN General Assembly 2017

Isma Farikha Latifatun Nuzulia (Universitas Brawijaya, Malang)
Istiqomah Wulandari (Universitas Brawijaya, Malang)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Sep 2020

Abstract

The aim of this research is to define a linguistic framework based on Donald Trump's manuscript at the 2017 General Assembly since Trump is an influential person in the world and it was essential to note how the impact of his speech could have a strong effect on audiences. This research uses a descriptive qualitative approach to analyze and describe the types of lexical cohesion of HallidayHasan (1976) and Renkema's Theory (2004). In regard, the researchers analyze the most frequently known types of lexical cohesion following the analysis of the data and drawing conclusions based on the results. The findings showed that 80 data were found and 36 data included repetitions, 10 synonyms, 2 general terms, 3 superordinates, 10 collocations, 5 hyponymies, 6 antonyms, 27 anaphoras, and no cataphora and metonymy found in this analysis. After analyzing the results, the most dominant type found was repetition, which meant emphasizing their speech to show how powerful the American and show profound admiration for others.

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ijoltl

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Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences Other

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IJOLTL invites original manuscripts in the fields of language, language teaching, linguistics, and applied linguistics. Although articles are written in English, the IJOLTL welcomes studies dealing with the teaching of languages other than English as well. Research on culture of various perspectives ...