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Article
Probing Personal Pronouns in English Speeches to Actuate
Author(s)
Wang An-qi, Yu Zhi-han
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DOI:10.17265/2328-2177/2018.04.003
Affiliation(s)
Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
ABSTRACT
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.
KEYWORDS
personal pronoun, English speech, actuate, calling-on style, advising style
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