Wanastra: Jurnal Bahasa dan Sastra
Vol. 16 No. 1 (2024): March

Lexical Cohesion in Shereen Salama’s Speech

Nur Afifah (Unknown)
Eka Indah Nuraini (Unknown)
Melani Nathania (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
19 Mar 2024

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to analyze the types of lexical cohesion found in an English speech presented by Shereen Salama on English Speeches YouTube channel.  The 13-minute-long video contained motivational words for Muslim youth without any political purposes. The video then was transcribed and analyzed using a descriptive qualitative method in the form of content analysis.  The gathered data eventually were classified based on Haliday dan Hasan’ theory. The result findings showed that there were 26 synonyms, 1 superordinate, 1 collocation, and 57 repetition data. The most frequent lexical cohesion type was repetition words which appeared as many as 57 times.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

wanastra

Publisher

Subject

Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Other

Description

Wanastra: Jurnal Bahasa dan Sastra appreciates and supports researchers in English studies as part of its commitment to disseminating scientific knowledge and community service. The journal provides free access to all published articles for national and international audiences. The editorial board ...