doi: 10.18178/IJLLL.2023.9.5.433
Systemic Functional Analysis in Political Speeches—A Study on Xi Jinping’s Address at the 16th G20 Leaders’ Summit
Yuxin Zhang *
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- Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, P. R. China.
Abstract
This thesis makes an analysis of Xi Jinping’saddress at the 16th G20 Leaders’ Summit from the perspectiveof systematic functional grammar. It bases on Halliday’s theoryof meta-functions, integrating ideational function, interpersonalfunction and textual function to analyze the socialcommunicative message of the address. By use of the languageskills of three meta-functions, president Xi conveyed hisdetermination to safeguard the interests of the state and thegovernment, call on all countries in the world to jointly practicetrue multilateralism, and promote the building of a communitywith a shared future for mankind. Also, the thesis reveals thehidden ideological meaning and social structure as well aspower control relationship in discourse, highlights the coreissues of the current world and emphasizes the globaldevelopment strategic blueprint in the 21st century, whichprovides a new analytical method for us to learn about politicalspeech.
Keywords
- Systematic functional grammar
- meta-functions-ideational function
- interpersonal function
- textual function
- political speeches
How to Cite
Yuxin Zhang and Xiaolan Lei, "Systemic Functional Analysis in Political Speeches—A Study on Xi Jinping’s Address at the 16th G20 Leaders’ Summit," International Journal of Languages, Literature and Linguistics, vol. 9, no. 5, pp. 367-372, 2023. https://doi.org/10.18178/IJLLL.2023.9.5.433
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