AN ANALYSIS OF MOOD AND MODALITY IN VLADIMIR PUTIN'S SPEECH TO RUSSIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

ANGGUN, SAFITRI (2024) AN ANALYSIS OF MOOD AND MODALITY IN VLADIMIR PUTIN'S SPEECH TO RUSSIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY. Diploma thesis, UIN RADEN INTAN LAMPUNG.

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Abstract

ABSTRACT This study aimed to analyze how mood and modality of interpersonal meaning are used in Vladimir Putin’s annual speech to Russian general assembly. This study used qualitative approach by applying descriptive qualitative design. The data comprise the transcript of Vladimir Putin’s annual speech delivered at the Russian General Assembly on February 21, 2023 taken from the REV Transcript Library website. The transcripts were then examined and evaluated using Halliday’s Systemic Functional Linguistics theory. The finding show that the speech contains declarative, interrogative, and imperative of mood, as well as probability, usuality, obligation and inclination of modality. The declarative mood type is the most widely used in Vladimir Putin’s annual speech with the number of clauses used 326 times or about 95%, it is followed by imperative mood which is used 9 times or about 3%. Meanwhile, interrogative mood is the least used in this speech which is 8 times or around 2%. Furthermore, the researcher also found 4 types of modality used by Vladimir Putin in his speech. Obligation is the most widely used type with 80 occurrences or around 41% where the median value of obligation is mostly used. The next type is inclination which appears 64 times or about 32% with the most common high value of inclination. Probability type appears 46 times or about 23% with the most common high value of inclination. And the least common type is usuality type with 7 appearances or only about 4%, high value is the most commonly used in usuality type. The speech analysis of the modality used by Vladimir Putin is worth studying because it allows us to know what interaction Putin wants to build with his audience, and what’s Putin plans for Russia. Putin aims to build trust among his audience, where he declares about the future of Russia being in his hands. Putin attempts to convince the audiences that the ongoing war is to protect their country from potentially worse dangers in the future. Additionally, Putin invites Russian citizens to collectively realize the aspirations that Russia aims to achieve. Keywords: Mood, Modality, Speech, Vladimir Putin

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