A Pragmatic Analysis of 2023 Democracy Day Speech by President Bola Tinubu

https://doi.org/10.55529/jhmd.34.36.43

Authors

  • Blessing Jackson Igrubia Peculiar Department of English and Communication Art Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

Keywords:

Speech, Bola Tinubu, Pragmatics, Language, Nigeria.

Abstract

This research used a speech presentation as the object of research. The speech analyzed in this research is one speech by Bola Tinubu, the president of Nigeria. The aim of this research is to show the interpretation of language. And while revealing the meaning through language features in the speech. It applied a descriptive method in its analysis. It used multi-modal critical pragmatics as the theory that guided it. The results of the study revealed that the president used language in describing the nature of Nigeria during and after the military rule.

Published

2023-06-20

How to Cite

Blessing Jackson Igrubia Peculiar. (2023). A Pragmatic Analysis of 2023 Democracy Day Speech by President Bola Tinubu. Journal of Humanities,Music and Dance, 3(04), 36–43. https://doi.org/10.55529/jhmd.34.36.43

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