Manifestation of Interpersonal Aspect of Systemic Functional Grammar in Bush's and Al-Assad's First Inaugural

Abstract

Presidential inaugural speeches are the most important political discourses. Depending totally on this kind of discourse, the president aims at convincing citizens, boosting their morale, motivating the confidence of people and seeking the largest amount of support from his citizens. To achieve this task, the president will carefully weigh his words in his speech, and polish his speech by resorting to different language skills and strategies. In light of this, the study aims at presenting the realization of the components of interpersonal element of Systematic Functional Grammar.