doi: 10.18178/IJLLL.2023.9.3.405
An Analysis of the Interpersonal Function of Joe Biden’s Inaugural Speech
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Yi Zhang *
- School of Foreign Studies, Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), Xi’an, CO 710129 China.
Abstract
Interpersonal function of language was first putforward by Halliday and it has been added by some scholars,which is one of the three meta-functions of language. It helps usestablish and maintain social relationships. This paper analyzesthe inaugural speech of Joe Biden based on interpersonalfunction and conducts both a quantitative approach and aqualitative approach. This research has found: In personalpronoun system, Biden used the first person pronoun mostfrequently in his inaugural speech. In modality system,medium-value modal verbs were used most, followed bylow-value modal verbs and high-value modal verbs. In moodsystem, declarative sentences were used most often, which madehis speech more objective and reasonable. In tense system,present tense appears most often in the speech, followed byfuture tense and past tense. In evaluation system, differentresources have helped to achieve the interpersonal function.
Keywords
- Interpersonal function
- systemic functionalgrammar
- political speech
How to Cite
Haitao Huo and Yi Zhang, "An Analysis of the Interpersonal Function of Joe Biden’s Inaugural Speech," International Journal of Languages, Literature and Linguistics, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 204-207, 2023. https://doi.org/10.18178/IJLLL.2023.9.3.405
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