Abstract
This study presents a Metafunctional Analysis of Barack
Obama’s second-term inaugural address. M.A.K Halliday’s Metafunction is used as
a theoretical framework for the analysis in this study with the task of
providing a better understanding of the speech. The data (Barack Obama’s
written speech) is obtained from the internet. The speech is presented as data.
Halliday’s cohesive devices (reference, ellipsis, conjunction, repetition) as
well as mood and residue are identified and analysed using tables. It is found
that additive conjunction is the most frequently used cohesive device. In terms of mood and residue, all the sentences in speech are
declarative. The declarative mood helps the speaker to express his point of
view and send his message. It also shortens the distance between the speaker
and the listener/reader. It is
concluded that Halliday’s Metafunctions help the reader to understand the
intention and the message the speech is trying to pass across.
DOI: www.doi.org/10.36349/tjllc.2024.v03i01.021
author/Sadiq, A. & Modu, M.M.
journal/Tasambo JLLC | 15 February 2024 | Article 21
