Year: 2017
Type: article
Abstract: This study analyzes the performance of Searle speech acts in presidential inaugural addresses. Five presidential inaugural addresses taken as the samples of this study were analyzed using Searles speech act taxonomy and different distinctive features of illocutionary acts. The findings of this study revealed the frequency and comparison of the speech act performance. Each inaugural address possessed distinctive characteristics influenced by sociopolitical, economic, and historical situation of the countries. In addition, some commonalities in relation to the performance of Searles speech act taxonomy were also observed. Keywords: speech acts, taxonomy, presidential inaugural address
Authors: Universitas Kristen Duta Wacana Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Paulus Widiatmoko
Institution: Duta Wacana Christian University
Language: English
Subfield: Language and Linguistics
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $150
OpenAlex ID: W2621817230