Critical discourse analysis of Philippine SONA 2006 of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

• Main Author: Gocheco, Paulina M.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2007
• Subjects: Critical discourse analysis; Presidents—Philippines—Messages; English Language and Literature; South and Southeast Asian Languages and Societies
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/6502
• Institution: De La Salle University

This paper analyzes the State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Macapagal Arroyo delivered on July 24, 2006. The framework used is critical discourse analysis (CDA) to unravel any hidden agenda in the speech. The study aims to investigate the relationship between language features such as la...