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Stylistic Analysis of Obama's Speech in the Graduation Ceremony in Worcester Tech High School

JIANG Lei   

  1. College of Foreign Languages,Zhengzhou University,Zhengzhou 450001,China
  • Received:2015-02-03 Online:2015-06-01 Published:2015-06-01

Abstract:

From the perspective of stylistics,this paper analyzes remarks of Obamaat Worcester Technical High School Commencement.It reveals the general features of his formal languageuse,clear logic and deep-going progressive ideas.Grammatically,he used both long and short,but mainly declarative sentences to add rhythm and show his patience and politeness.Lexically,he employed commonly-used expressions and we,us and our to shorten the distance between him and audience,no slangs and vernacular languages.Phonologically,he articulated clearly and convincingly with appropriate into nation and
 fluency.Semantically,his speech was well-organized,typical and in good order with rhetorical skills enriching vigor and emotions.It provides a stylistic analysis of the speech to readers so that readers could have a better understanding of the speech and could use the skills of stylistics.

Key words: Obama, speech, stylistic features

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