A linguistic analysis of effective speeches
Recent decades have witnessed the usage of the English language as an effective medium for various communicative functions including disseminating information and conveying messages. This study explored linguistic devices that have contributed towards effective speeches of a prominent speaker, Dr. Z...
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| description | Recent decades have witnessed the usage of the English language as an effective medium for various communicative functions including disseminating information and conveying messages. This study explored linguistic devices that have contributed towards effective speeches of a prominent speaker, Dr. Zakir Naik. Content analysis on three speeches by Dr. Zakir Naik was employed. This study investigated sentences or phrases in Dr. Zakir Naik’s speeches containing linguistic features. Findings indicate that Dr. Zakir Naik mainly employed linguistic features namely rhetorical question to gain support from his audience, repetition to emphasize important information, stir audience’s emotion and make message more memorable while Islamic English to maintain the Arabic terms in the English language due to the absence of equivalent English words. The findings of this exploratory study provide essential theoretical implications for future speakers to deliver effective speeches. |
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| spelling | iium-665672020-05-18T14:32:42Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/66567/ A linguistic analysis of effective speeches Othman, Khairiah Ismail, Anis Izzati PE English Recent decades have witnessed the usage of the English language as an effective medium for various communicative functions including disseminating information and conveying messages. This study explored linguistic devices that have contributed towards effective speeches of a prominent speaker, Dr. Zakir Naik. Content analysis on three speeches by Dr. Zakir Naik was employed. This study investigated sentences or phrases in Dr. Zakir Naik’s speeches containing linguistic features. Findings indicate that Dr. Zakir Naik mainly employed linguistic features namely rhetorical question to gain support from his audience, repetition to emphasize important information, stir audience’s emotion and make message more memorable while Islamic English to maintain the Arabic terms in the English language due to the absence of equivalent English words. The findings of this exploratory study provide essential theoretical implications for future speakers to deliver effective speeches. American Scientific Publishers 2018-11 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/66567/1/66567_A%20linguistic%20analysis%20of%20effective%20speeches.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/66567/2/66567_A%20linguistic%20analysis%20of%20effective%20speeches_WOS.pdf Othman, Khairiah and Ismail, Anis Izzati (2018) A linguistic analysis of effective speeches. Advanced Science Letters, 24 (11). pp. 8514-8517. ISSN 1936-6612 E-ISSN 1936-7317 http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/asp/asl/2018/00000024/00000011/art00159 https://doi.org/10.1166/asl.2018.12602 |
| spellingShingle | PE English Othman, Khairiah Ismail, Anis Izzati A linguistic analysis of effective speeches |
| title | A linguistic analysis of effective speeches |
| title_full | A linguistic analysis of effective speeches |
| title_fullStr | A linguistic analysis of effective speeches |
| title_full_unstemmed | A linguistic analysis of effective speeches |
| title_short | A linguistic analysis of effective speeches |
| title_sort | linguistic analysis of effective speeches |
| topic | PE English |
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