A Critical Discourse Analysis on the Ethiopia President Sahilwork Zewde‟s Inaugural Speech
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2019-06
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Critical Discourse Analysis on President Sahlework Zewde‟s Inaugural Speech.
Gesit Assegidew
Addis Ababa University, 2019
Political speeches used to communicate the political ideology or political agenda. This study
critically analyses the critical discourse of political addresses namely, the Inaugural Speech
of President Sahlework Zewde that delivered on Oct 25, 2018. In carrying out the analysis,
Norman Fairclough three-dimensional analytical model has adopted. Based on Fairclough
model of CDA the speech was subjected to description (text analysis), interpretation
(processing/analysis) and explanation (social practice and analysis) Moreover, it explicates
the terms like social, political inequalities in the light of inaugural speech and framework.
The study made use of qualitative research design. Data for the study drawn from selected
representative excerpts stated in President Shellwork Zewde‟s inaugural Speech. The result
of the study found out that the inaugural speech is a revelation of plan by the president
intends to operate. In addition to this, the results showed the importunacy of good
governance, strengthening of enteral relations, true democracy, working on unity and
working enteral and external peace, ensuring women‟s empowerment, working on gender
equality.
The results of the keyword analysis also have shown that the most prominent words
employed by the president are peace, unity and women, and an overall dominance of the
personal pronoun we, and which are an evidence of president‟s inclusive perception of the
Ethiopian society and a need for unity, understood as necessary in the time of disunity.
Modality choices used in the selected speech shed more light on the Principles and power
relations in the text; the end drive of which is to characterize the speaker as optimistic and to
make reference of particular and shared responsibilities in running of the new government
office.
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CDA, Luck of peace, Gender Discrimination, Patriarchal Dominance, Social inequalities, Peace, Unity, Democracy, inclusiveness, women‟s empowerment, unfair treatment of women, acceptance of religious and ethnic diversity.