EXCLUSION OF SOCIAL ACTORS IN HASSAN ROUHANIS INTERNATIONAL SPEECH (Theo Van Leeuwens Critical Discourse Analysis)*
Rahmatan Idul
State University of Gorontalo, Indonesia
rahmatan_idul[at]ung.ac.id
Abstract
Applying van Leeuwen-s critical discourse analysis, the objective of the present study was to critically account for the use of linguistics features in excluding social actors involved in Hassan Rouhani-s international speech delivered in front of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Data sourced from one of Israel official websites (www.timesofisrael.com). The relevant use of the language was noted and identified based on the objective of the study. In the next stage, data were then analysed through van Leeuwen-s framework ‘Social Actor Analysis- which was developed using paraphrase technique. As the result revealed, Rouhani-s linguistic choices underscored the use of passivization, nominalization, and infinitive clause to exclude certain social actors in his speech. Building upon the fact that this analysis sheds light on the exclusion of social actors, it can be concluded that the use of passivization and infinitive clause can be considered as Rouhanis attempt to indirectly present the actors involved without mentioning them in the construction of the sentence, whereas the use of nominalization aims to shift the focus of the audience from the social actors to the social actions.
Keywords: Exclusion; Social Actor; Passivization; Nominalization; Infinitive Clause
Topic: Language