A critical discourse analysis of English farewell addresses

US Presidential speeches are considered among the most influential speeches not only in the US but also around the world. This article is aimed at identifying lexical and grammatical features in English Farewell Addresses by U.S. Presidents (EFAUPs) and revealing the messages embedded in these speec...

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Main Authors: Nguyễn Thị Quỳnh Hoa, Ngô Thị Ngọc Anh
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Language:English
Published: The University of Danang 2024-09-01
Series:Tạp chí Khoa học và Công nghệ
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Online Access:https://jst-ud.vn/jst-ud/article/view/9167
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description US Presidential speeches are considered among the most influential speeches not only in the US but also around the world. This article is aimed at identifying lexical and grammatical features in English Farewell Addresses by U.S. Presidents (EFAUPs) and revealing the messages embedded in these speeches. The framework of critical discourse analysis (CDA) proposed by Fairclough with a three-stage procedure combined with Halliday’s Functional Grammar was applied. The research data were four English farewell addresses made by the Presidents of the United States in the first two decades of the 21st century. The results reveal that there are seven typical lexical features and eight grammatical features, which serve to express Presidents’ power and ideologies. It is hoped that the research results can illustrate a way of conducting discourse analysis based on a combination of Fairclough’s model and Halliday’s theory, thereby bringing useful implications to the teaching and learning of CDA.
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spelling doaj-art-415060a496404b5ba7ebdb52cdf99e6b2025-08-20T03:11:29ZengThe University of DanangTạp chí Khoa học và Công nghệ1859-15312024-09-01169161A critical discourse analysis of English farewell addressesNguyễn Thị Quỳnh Hoa0Ngô Thị Ngọc Anh1The University of Danang - University of Foreign Language Studies, VietnamCollege of Commerce, VietnamUS Presidential speeches are considered among the most influential speeches not only in the US but also around the world. This article is aimed at identifying lexical and grammatical features in English Farewell Addresses by U.S. Presidents (EFAUPs) and revealing the messages embedded in these speeches. The framework of critical discourse analysis (CDA) proposed by Fairclough with a three-stage procedure combined with Halliday’s Functional Grammar was applied. The research data were four English farewell addresses made by the Presidents of the United States in the first two decades of the 21st century. The results reveal that there are seven typical lexical features and eight grammatical features, which serve to express Presidents’ power and ideologies. It is hoped that the research results can illustrate a way of conducting discourse analysis based on a combination of Fairclough’s model and Halliday’s theory, thereby bringing useful implications to the teaching and learning of CDA.https://jst-ud.vn/jst-ud/article/view/9167fairclough’s three-stage frameworkhalliday’s function grammaru.s. presidential farewell addresseslexical and grammatical featurespower and ideologies
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A critical discourse analysis of English farewell addresses
Tạp chí Khoa học và Công nghệ
fairclough’s three-stage framework
halliday’s function grammar
u.s. presidential farewell addresses
lexical and grammatical features
power and ideologies
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halliday’s function grammar
u.s. presidential farewell addresses
lexical and grammatical features
power and ideologies
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