A Comparative Study of Obama's Closing Statements in the 2012 US Presidential Debates: Lessons Learned from a Systemic-Functional Analysis  

作　　者：Carol L.Webster Jonathan J.Webster 

机构地区：[1]Hong Kong Polytechnic University,China [2]City University of Hong Kong,China

出　　处：《Language and Semiotic Studies》2016年第1期146-157,共12页语言与符号学研究（英文）

摘　　要：In this paper, we present a comparative study of Obama's closing statements in the presidential debates, in particular, the first and third debates with Mitt Romney in 2012. Obama was considered to have done poorly in the first debate, but very well in the third debate. A systemic-functional analysis of Obama's closing statements in these two debates reveals the lexicogrammatical and rhetorical choices which contribute to the functional and aesthetic value of Obama's debate performance.In this paper, we present a comparative study of Obama's closing statements in the presidential debates, in particular, the first and third debates with Mitt Romney in 2012. Obama was considered to have done poorly in the first debate, but very well in the third debate. A systemic-functional analysis of Obama's closing statements in these two debates reveals the lexicogrammatical and rhetorical choices which contribute to the functional and aesthetic value of Obama's debate performance.

关 键 词：systemic-functional LINGUISTICS political discourse DEBATE performance THEME analysis 

分 类 号：H315[语言文字—英语]