Open AccessA Study of the Inaugural Address of John F. Kennedy From the Perspective of Appraisal Theory
Author(s) -
Yan Tan
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
theory and practice in language studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2053-0692
pISSN - 1799-2591
DOI - 10.17507/tpls.1201.14
Subject(s) - popularity , appraisal theory , graduation (instrument) , perspective (graphical) , position (finance) , politics , critical appraisal , sociology , expression (computer science) , psychology , epistemology , social psychology , positive economics , political science , computer science , law , economics , philosophy , artificial intelligence , engineering , medicine , alternative medicine , finance , pathology , programming language , mechanical engineering
An Inaugural Address is a speech made by a speaker when he or she assumes a new position, stating his or her position, views and policies in light of domestic and international political and economic situations. Based on Martin's Appraisal Theory, this paper mainly uses the three subsystems of Appraisal Theory: Attitude, Engagement, and Graduation to explore and analyze the evaluative devices in Kennedy's Inaugural Address and its expression of the speaker's views and attitudes, and to fully reveal the reasons for the enduring popularity of this speech.