Rhetorical Analysis of Barack Obamas Inaugural Address
973 Words4 Pages
Which English do the Canadian prefer, American or British? In the province of British Columbia.
1. Method.
Used method is called corpus-based. The sources were found on websites of British Columbia. The language in the texts studied is common and widely known. I have analyzed words used on websites.
2. The problem of spelling.
The issue of different spelling emerges, when we consider the history of Canada. The French, who at first arrived to Canada, gave in 1713 their colonies to the British Empire. That is why Canadians have two home languages. Canada is a part of Commonwealth. The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of 54 independent countries, almost all of which were formerly under British rule. Canada is a…show more content… It is 5/6
Source:
a)
http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/primary_program/ http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/early_learning/early_learning_framework.htm b) http://www.sd43.bc.ca/secondary/gleneagle/Pages/default.aspx http://byrnecreek.sd41.bc.ca/school/conduct.htm c) http://www.viu.ca/assessments/ http://www.ubc.ca/
8. Analysis
Canadians in British Columbia prefer using British English than American English, but the difference between using British English than American is not big. Canadians mix British with American English.
General percentage of British spelling in British Columbia is 54% (14 British to 12 American types).
In “commerce” category there are 5 types in both British and American English. In “food industry/trade it is 2 British types to 2 American, in “housing” it is 1 to 1, and in “Transportation” it is 2 to 2.
The second, rather conservative lexical sector is the government terminology. British spelling occurs in 4 types, while American in 1 types. ( In “town/city administration” category it is 2 British types to 0 American, in “province government” category it is 2 British types to 1 American).
In category “educations” there are 6 American types to 5 British. ( In “primary” category it is 1 British
In his 2009 Inaugural Address, President Barack Obama gave an impassioned speech filled with extended metaphors along the lines of movement, travel, and a journey. In fact, much of his economic language throughout the first 100 days of his presidency followed this theme. Obama’s use of these metaphors served to characterize the economic crisis, unite the American people, and frame his perspective on the role of the presidency. Thus, through analysis of his rhetoric, we learn that metaphors really
Rhetorical Analysis
In former (1)President Barack Obama’s (2) 2009 Inaugural Address, he address’ the problems (3) America (4) was facing at the time and signifies the steps he will take to make the issues lessen. Obama’s purpose (5) is to assure the people of America that he will take the power he has earned, to make America greater. (6) He adopts a patriotic tone in order to convince his people that change is coming.
Obama furthermore points out the worries that the people, as Americans,
Rhetorical Analysis of Barack Obama’s Inaugural Address
The inaugural address, spoken by President Barack Obama, was largely written by the 27 year old Jon Favreau. “What is Required: The Price & Promise of Citizenship” captured the audience of the American people, with Obama’s natural ability to achieve praise without really saying anything. The country was told once again that we are in a crisis and that change is the answer. The speech teaches about Obama’s thoughts on common defense
President Obama’s Inaugural Speech: Rhetorical Analysis
Barrack Obama’s inauguration speech successfully accomplished his goal by using rhetoric to ensure our nation that we will be under safe hands. The speech is similar from ideas obtained from the founding documents and Martin Luther King’s speech to establish ‘our’ goal to get together and take some action on the problems our country is now facing. As President Barrack Obama starts his speech, he keeps himself from using ‘me’, ‘myself’, and
Rhythm and Rhetoric: A Linguistic Analysis of Obama’s Inaugural Address
Liilia Batluk Supervisor: Stuart Foster School of Humanities Halmstad University Bachelor’s thesis in English
Acknowledgment
My appreciations to my supervisor Stuart Foster for very helpful advice during the research.
Abstract
In this essay I shall analyze Barack Obama’s Inaugural Address, January, 2009 from the perspective of various linguistic techniques. More specifically, I shall propose and focus on the idea that the
Presidential: A Rhetorical Analysis of the Modern Inaugural Address
The presidential inauguration is uniquely sacramental: the peaceful transition of power is representative of the strength that has made the United States the oldest democracy on Earth. Every 4 years, a new or incumbent president delivers this address to the nation, setting forth the principles that will guide the new administration, and uniting the nation under shared commonplaces. Each president is given the opportunity to establish