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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2024(IX-III).01 10.31703/gpr.2024(IX-III).01 Published : Sep 2024Syntactic and Rhetorical Analysis of Joe Biden’s Inaugural Speech at Washington D.C.
Inaugural speech is the first chance for a president to engage the public in new strategies for success. Every inaugural speech is an example of the aims and objectives of the future. As president of America, Joe Biden has faced many challenges, including foreign affairs, a poor economy due to COVID-19, and, most importantly, American unity. The focus of the present investigation is to lead a stylistic examination from the viewpoint of syntax and rhetoric on Joe Biden's inaugural speech in Washington,D.C., on January 21, 2021. The researchers discovered that the speech is full of rhetorical and syntactic devices. The analysis revealed that the speech emphasized on unity and solidarity to preserve and promote American Identity through the excessive use of First-person pronouns and planned use of similes, repetitions, modality and conjunction. In this way, Biden made his speech productive and readily revealed his plans and motives to his audience.
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Syntactic and Rhetorical Devices, Analysis, Inaugural Speech, Political Discourse, Joe Biden
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(1) Aisha Farid
Assistant Professor, Department of English, Government College Women University, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Muhammad Sabboor Hussain
Professor, Department of English, University of Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Nighat Farid
Associate Professor, Government College for Women, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA : Farid, A., Hussain, M. S., & Farid, N. (2024). Syntactic and Rhetorical Analysis of Joe Biden’s Inaugural Speech at Washington D.C.. Global Political Review, IX(III), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2024(IX-III).01
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CHICAGO : Farid, Aisha, Muhammad Sabboor Hussain, and Nighat Farid. 2024. "Syntactic and Rhetorical Analysis of Joe Biden’s Inaugural Speech at Washington D.C.." Global Political Review, IX (III): 1-8 doi: 10.31703/gpr.2024(IX-III).01
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HARVARD : FARID, A., HUSSAIN, M. S. & FARID, N. 2024. Syntactic and Rhetorical Analysis of Joe Biden’s Inaugural Speech at Washington D.C.. Global Political Review, IX, 1-8.
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MHRA : Farid, Aisha, Muhammad Sabboor Hussain, and Nighat Farid. 2024. "Syntactic and Rhetorical Analysis of Joe Biden’s Inaugural Speech at Washington D.C.." Global Political Review, IX: 1-8
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MLA : Farid, Aisha, Muhammad Sabboor Hussain, and Nighat Farid. "Syntactic and Rhetorical Analysis of Joe Biden’s Inaugural Speech at Washington D.C.." Global Political Review, IX.III (2024): 1-8 Print.
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OXFORD : Farid, Aisha, Hussain, Muhammad Sabboor, and Farid, Nighat (2024), "Syntactic and Rhetorical Analysis of Joe Biden’s Inaugural Speech at Washington D.C.", Global Political Review, IX (III), 1-8
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TURABIAN : Farid, Aisha, Muhammad Sabboor Hussain, and Nighat Farid. "Syntactic and Rhetorical Analysis of Joe Biden’s Inaugural Speech at Washington D.C.." Global Political Review IX, no. III (2024): 1-8. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2024(IX-III).01