Probing Personal Pronouns in English Speeches to Actuate
Professor Cheryl Hamilton of American Tarrant County divided speeches into two types: One is informative speeches, and the other is persuasive speeches. It is obvious that the speech to actuate should be more inspired and motive than the speech to convince. So the language of the speech to actuate s...
Published in: | Cultural and religious studies |
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Authors: | ; |
Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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David Publishing Company
2018
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Cultural and religious studies
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Further subjects: | B
personal pronoun
B advising style B calling-on style B actuate B English speech |
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Summary: | Professor Cheryl Hamilton of American Tarrant County divided speeches into two types: One is informative speeches, and the other is persuasive speeches. It is obvious that the speech to actuate should be more inspired and motive than the speech to convince. So the language of the speech to actuate should have some special features. Personal pronoun is one of the basic elements of language. It is widely used in our daily speaking, and for a speaker, it is also an effective way to control the emotion of listeners. Different personal pronouns have different effects in a speech, and this thesis has analyzed the effects of personal pronouns in the speech to actuate respectively with the examples of "I Have a Dream" made by Martin Luther King and "My Education, My Future" made by Barack Hussein Obama Jr., the president of America. From the analysis, we can see the concrete role every pronoun played in the speeches of different styles, and how it impacts the success of a speech. Such an analysis and probe leads to a better understanding on the art of English speaking, which can help the learners of English make these skills in their charge. |
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ISSN: | 2328-2177 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Cultural and religious studies
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.17265/2328-2177/2018.04.003 |