A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF APPRAISALS ON PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN SPEECHES OF BARACK OBAMA AND HILLARY CLINTON IN NEW HAMPSHIREPRIMARY IN 2008.

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THE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF APPRAISALS ON PRESIDENTIAL

CAMPAIGN SPEECHES OF BARACK OBAMA AND HILLARY CLINTON IN

NEW HAMPSHIRE PRIMARY IN 2008

THESIS

Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of Requirements for the Sarjana Sastra Degree in the English Department

Faculty of Cultural Sciences Sebelas Maret University

By:

ANGGITA BHASWARAWATI WIBOWO

C0311004

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF CULTURAL SCIENCES

SEBELAS MARET UNIVERSITY

SURAKARTA

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CAMPAIGN SPEECHES OF BARACK OBAMA AND HILLARY CLINTON IN

NEW HAMPSHIRE PRIMARY IN 2008

By:

Anggita Bhaswarawati Wibowo

C0311004

Thesis Supervisor

Agus Dwi Priyanto, S.S., M.CALL NIP 19740818200012 1 001

Head of English Department

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CAMPAIGN SPEECHES OF BARACK OBAMA AND HILLARY CLINTON

IN NEW HAMPSHIRE PRIMARY IN2008

By:

Anggita Bhaswarawati Wibowo

C0311004

Accepted and Approved by the Board of Examiners

Faculty of Cultural Sciences

Universitas Sebelas Maret

On October 13th, 2016

Position Name Signature

Chairman Drs. Agus Hari Wibowo, M.A., Ph.D.

NIP 19670830 199302 1 001 (...)

Secretary Fenty Kusumastuti, S.S., M.Hum.

NIP 19810127 201302 01 (...)

First Agus Dwi Priyanto, S.S., M.CALL

Examiner NIP 19740818200012 1 001 (...)

Second Prof. Dr. Djatmika, M.A.

Examiner NIP 19670726 199302 1 001 (...)

Dean of Faculty of Cultural Sciences

Prof. Drs. RiyadiSantosa, M.Ed., Ph.D

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PRONOUNCEMENT

I truthfully state that the thesis entitled “The Comparative Analysis of Appraisals on

Presidential Campaign Speeches of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire Primary in 2008” is originally written by myself, as the researcher. There is no plagiarism.

The previous researches and studies related to this thesis are all written in the form of quotations and included in bibliography. If later, the pronouncement is proved incorrect, I, as the researcher, am ready to take all the responsibility, including the withdrawal of my degree.

Surakarta, September2016

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MOTTO

“Jadikan sabar dan shalat sebagai penolongmu...”

QS. Al-Baqarah [2:45]

Don’t underestimate the power of persistence. It is ridiculously pathetic, it is hard to do,

but it will be worth it.

(Anonymous)

There is no time wasted when you learn something.

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DEDICATION

This thesis is wholeheartedly dedicated to:

Allah SWT. My Everything.

My beloved Bapak Setiyo Wibowo and Ibuk Endang Retno Wulandari

My teacher, lecturer, and thesis consultant Agus Dwi Priyanto, S.S., M.CALL.

The linguistics researchers

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT

First of all, my very gratitude is given to Allah SWT. Alhamdulillah, this thesis entitled “The Comparative Analysis of Appraisals on Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton’s

speeches in New Hampshire Primary” is finally done with His blessing and mercy.

This acknowledgment is dedicated to these amazing persons who keep supporting me through all the eases and difficulties during the making of this masterpiece. I want to express my appreciation and thank all of people who give their contribution in this thesis:

1. Prof. Drs. Riyadi Santosa, M. Ed., Ph.D, the Dean of Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Sebelas Maret University, as one of the lecturers who inspires me after all these years and finally approves my thesis,

2. Drs. Agus Hari Wibowo, M.A., Ph.D, the Head of English Department, for giving me permission to write this thesis,

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7. My big family, for the caring questions and reminders. I know that water is sweet but blood is thicker,

8. All my friends of English Department 2011, especially Muthia Sayekti, Rahma Restia, Nindya Galuh, Virina Sekar, Mahardhika, Prativi Kartika Devi, Anastasia Selviana, Nadya, Tabitha, and Lukas Ardhi for all the crazy and smart discussions, the laughs, the helps, the motivations, and the understanding when my mood is like a moody teenager in her puberty,

9. My KKN family, Rahma the cold-hearted boss of the gank, Andini my twin, Nissaul the wise, Ardiana the naïve yet cute girl, Wisnu the next bombastic vloger, Rasyid the awkward smile dude, and Rizal the dangduters for the support,

10. My bestfriends, Annisa, Wida, Nugroho, Angga, Wahyu, and Brendha, for the reminders and for the sarcastic reminders; Stephanie, Citra, Taheiya, Putri, Ugi, Intan, and Ratu, for the beautiful memories; Aylin, Nihal, Ibo, and Cihat, for the beautiful experiences; Mbak Esty, for the inspiration,

11. My EDCOM, AIESEC buddies, BKKT dancing partners, and RHI family for giving me such knowledge and experiences that I cannot get inside the classroom,

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Finally, I hope this thesis can benefit the researchers or students who study Appraisals as their focus. Furthermore, this thesis is far beyond perfect. Therefore, I look forward to any suggestions or recommendations to make this thesis to be better.

Surakarta, September 2016

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LIST OF TABLES

Table 2.1 Options for Affect ... 9

Table 2.2 Realization of Affect ... 10

Table 2.3 Examples Judgment of Character ... 11

Table 2.4 Appreciation in a Specialized Field ... 12

Table 2.5 Options for Graduation ... 17

Table 2.6 Projecting Sources ... 18

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LIST OF FIGURES

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ABSTRACT

Anggita B. Wibowo. C0311004. The Comparative Analysis of Appraisals on Presidential Campaign Speeches of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire Primary in 2008. Thesis: English Department, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Sebelas Maret University.

This research aims to explore the attitudes expressed by Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in their political campaign speeches in New Hampshire Primary in 2008. It also aims to analyze how Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton source and amplify their attitude. Finally, this research’s goal is also to reveal the similarities and differences between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton’s appraisals.

The source of data of this research was two videos and the transcripts of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign speeches in New Hampshire Primary in 2008. Meanwhile, the data of this research were transitivity, modality, attitudinal lexis, and nominal groups.

The results of this research show that Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton express three kinds of attitude, namely: affect, judgment, and appreciation. They express their positive attitude when they align with the people they appraise or when they talk about their campaign and themselves which is a typical thing to do in a campaign speech. On the other hand, their negative attitude is expressed not only when they disalign with some parties, but also when they talk about other things. Barack Obama expresses his negative attitude to express his disappointment due to his defeat and criticize his campaign progress. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton expresses her negative attitude to remind the audience about their problems caused by Bush administration.

The results also show that both of them amplify their attitude which indicates that they are fully committed to the value position they are proposed in their attitude. However, Hillary Clinton also softens her attitude when she talks about her victory as she wants to be seen as a modest person. Furthermore, both of them express their monoglossic and heteroglossic expression of attitudes. Their expressions are monogloss when they thank or compliment others as those statements are unproblematic. Meanwhile, their expressions are heterogloss when their expressions are intended to challenge or fend off (dialogically contractive) Bush administration and build solidarity or get closer (dialogically expansive) to the other presidential candidates and the people who support them.

A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF APPRAISALS ON PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN SPEECHES OF BARACK OBAMA AND HILLARY CLINTON IN NEW HAMPSHIREPRIMARY IN 2008.

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