THE POWER OF UKRAINE’S PRESIDENT: PERSONAL PRONOUNS ON ZELENSKY’S SPEECH
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This study analyzes how Zelensky used first-person personal pronouns
in his political speeches. This study discussed about the occurrences of
first personal pronouns in political speeches by using qualitative
methodologies, that is document study to identify their forms and
discourse function. The results showed that The first personal pronouns
are identified in discovered of Zelensky’s speeches. The first personal
pronouns used in Zelensky addresses were pronoun “I”, “You”, and “We”.
Zelensky used the singular personal pronoun ‘‘I’’ to express his heartfelt
gratitude and admiration, as well as his professional and personal
experiences, arguments, perspectives, aspirations, and commitment. The
usage of inclusive “You” and variants indicate Zelensky 's willingness to
share responsibility, foster unity, equality, and public declarations about
their current situation and any potential future challenges. Using
exclusive “We” which demonstrated by Zelensky also was to show his
political intentions, commitment, political experiences during the
election, and significant concern for reconciliation.
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