A pragmatic analysis of person deixis in John Kerry’s remarks on climate change

This study is conducted to identify the person deixis used in John Kerry‟s Remarks on Climate Change and the purposes of its usage seen from political angle. Qualitative research methodology is applied to analyze the data. From the point of view of several theoretical conce...

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主要作者: Nguyễn, Kiều Lương
其他作者: Ngô Hữu Hoàng
格式: Theses and Dissertations
語言:English
出版: University of Languages and International Studies 2017
在線閱讀:http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/VNU_123/40393
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總結:This study is conducted to identify the person deixis used in John Kerry‟s Remarks on Climate Change and the purposes of its usage seen from political angle. Qualitative research methodology is applied to analyze the data. From the point of view of several theoretical concepts in the field of pragmatics namely person deixis, referents, the role of context, person deixis in the speech is investigated according to its subdivisions. The results reveal that “I” and “we” are dominantly employed by the speaker. “We” functions to involve himself as participant while “I” functions as self positioning. Following the evaluation of the results, a discussion of theperson deixis usage and its role on political goals is presented which shows that “we” is employed to preserve friendship between John Kerry and the audience. The last pages of this study are devoted for the implications for teaching and learning pragmatics as well as suggestions for further research.