International Journal of Frontiers in Sociology, 2021, 3(18); doi: 10.25236/IJFS.2021.031812.
Wenbo Zhao
Jilin Engineering Normal University, Changchun 130052, Jilin Province, China
This article focuses on Obama's 2009 Inaugural Address to explore the interpersonal function of inaugural addresses by investigating the speaker's use of modal auxiliaries to indicate duty, permission, desire, or confidence to the audience in the social context.
Interpersonal Function, Modal Auxiliaries, Inaugural Address
Wenbo Zhao. Study on Interpersonal Function of Modal Auxiliaries in Obama’s 2009 Inaugural Address. International Journal of Frontiers in Sociology (2021), Vol. 3, Issue 18: 79-83. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJFS.2021.031812.
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