JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE
Vol 7, No 1: May 2025

A SEMANTIC ANALYSIS OF THETA ROLE IN PRABOWO SUBIANTO'S PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURAL SPEECH

Indra Purnawan Panjaitan (1Universitas Khairun, Ternate, Indonesia)
Mulyadi Mulyadi (Universitas Sumatera Utara)



Article Info

Publish Date
18 May 2025

Abstract

This study examines the use of Theta roles in President Prabowo Subianto's inauguration speech delivered on October 20, 2024. Employing a qualitative descriptive method, the research investigates how Theta roles function within the framework of political communication. The data were derived from the official transcript of the speech. The analysis reveals that the Agent and Theme roles are the most frequently occurring, appearing in 83% and 66.6% of the relevant structures, respectively. The predominance of these roles underscores Prabowo’s rhetorical emphasis on action, leadership, and policy direction. These findings indicate that the speech serves not only as a medium for policy articulation but also as a strategic rhetorical tool aimed at building public trust and mobilizing support. This study contributes to a deeper understanding of linguistic patterns and argumentation strategies in Indonesian political discourse and offers a foundation for further exploration of Theta role application in political speech analysis.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

journaloflanguage

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Subject

Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

Description

Journal of Language (JoL) is an open access and a peer reviewed scientific journal covering research reports in linguistics, literature or language teaching, and critical evaluations of books on the related areas published by Faculty of Literature, Islamic University of North Sumatra (UISU), Medan, ...