Predominance of utterances on Joe Biden’s Presidential Campaign Speech 2020 in Georgia: Van Dijk Critical Discourse Analysis

Abstract

This study aims to analyse the prevalence of discourse on Joe Biden’s 2020 Presidential Campaign Speech in Georgia. This study employs Van Dijk’s critical discourse theory to examine the speech. In addition, it uses descriptive qualitative methods in explaining the outcomes. The one used in this study is Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign speech. The speech takes place in Georgia, where Biden won the presidential election. Van Dijk’s critical discourse theory, such as the linguistic structural micro-level, is analysed in this study. Moreover, the superstructure and macrostructure reveal specific outcomes. As a result, this political speech demonstrates how Biden uses the comparison technique to convey explicit aims. Additionally, this technique leads to persuasive discourse that Dijk’s critical theory elaborates.