A Stylistic Study of General Prayuth Chan-O-Cha's Speeches on TV Program “RETURNING HAPPINESS TO THE PEOPLE”
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https://doi.org/10.14456/jlapsu.2023.2Keywords:
stylistics, interpersonal metafunction, mood type, modality type, subject personAbstract
This research aims to study the language style and interactions between General Prayuth Chan-o-cha and the Thai people by using Halliday and Matthiessen’s interpersonal metafunction framework. The data sources are from “the Prime minister TV Program Channel” during 30th May 2010 – 7th October 2012. The totally number of the videos in this research were 106 episodes. Data were divided into two sets, the qualitative data aiming at analyzing mood type, and subject person, while the second set was quantitative data used for the analysis of modality. The result of this research revealed General Prayuth mentioned declarative clauses the most in the program. Concerning to subject person, General Prayuth used non-interactant subject person more than interactant subject person. This signifies that General Prayuth attempted to mention NCPO’s action plan in various matters rather than communicate with the people. As for modality, General Prayuth employed probability the most in the program. Thus, it is evident that General Prayuth preferred to mention the probability of situations, troubles, and solution of various matters. The next frequency use was obligation which refer to the necessity of resolving various matters and making people understand the action plan of NCPO for alleviated the suffering of the people.
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