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Analysis of the Thematic Structure and Thematic Progression Patterns of the Queen’s 2020 National Speech

Journal: English Literature and Language Review (Vol.6, No. 8)

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Page : 147-152

Keywords : Public speech; Textual analysis; Thematic structure; Thematic progression;

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Abstract

Under the guidance of the theory of theme and rheme as well as thematic progression patterns, two significant components in Systemic Functional Linguistics, this paper discusses the thematic structure and thematic progression patterns of the Queen's national speech “We will meet again!” which was delivered on April 5, 2020, when both England and the rest of the world were in the throes of the growing pandemic. With the use of quantitative and qualitative research methods, their distributions and the reasons are explored to figure out the thematic features, the effects, or the functions that have been achieved in Queen's speech.

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