On Barack Obama’s Inaugural Address——A Systemic Functional Perspective
王春梅
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王春梅
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Obama’s election draws the world’s attention because of his skin color,so is his inaugural address.The paper analyzes his inaugural address according to the parameter of the three metafunctions from the perspective of systemic functional grammar:ideational,interpersonal and textual.Accordingly,transitivity system,Mood and modality,and thematic progression in the address are respectively examined.
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Obama’s election draws the world’s attention because of his skin color,so is his inaugural address.The paper analyzes his inaugural address according to the parameter of the three metafunctions from the perspective of systemic functional grammar:ideational,interpersonal and textual.Accordingly,transitivity system,Mood and modality,and thematic progression in the address are respectively examined.
Key concepts: Systemic functional grammar, Systemic functional linguistics, Perspective (graphical), Transitive relation, Interpersonal communication, Political science, Sociology, Linguistics