An Analysis of the Language Features of Barack Obama's Inaugural Speeches

This thesis tries to analyze the language features of Barack Obama's two inaugural speeches in 2008 and 2012 from the linguistic aspects,including sentence types as well as figures of speech which included imperative sentences,parallelism,rhetorical question,alliteration,hyperbole,simile,metaphor and so on.

Analysis on the Cohesive and Coherent Features of John Kennedy's First Inaugural Address

John Kennedy's first inaugural address is one of the widely appreciated speeches worldwide. It is famous not only for calling up the American people to well serve the country, but also for its extraordinary linguistic power to arouse the listeners' emotions, which lies to a great extent in the marvelous employment of the cohesive and coherent devices in the process of its delivery. Cohesion and coherence are two elementary and significant concepts in the theoretical system of discourse analysis. There-fore, they play an important role in the structuring, arrangement, interpretation and analysis of a discourse. In this sense, it is significant to analyze the cohesive and coherent features of John Kennedy's first inaugural address in order to obtain a penetrating comprehension of the speech in many aspects. A detailed analysis on the cohesive and coherent features of the speech has been conducted in this paper. In the aspect of cohesion in the address, the devices employed fall into two categories: structural cohesion and non-structural cohesion. Structural cohesive devices used in the discourse are mainly grammatical cohesion and lexical cohesion like repetition, ellipsis, conjunction, etc. Non-structural methods adopted in the speech are transitivity, mood and modality, thematic progression, parallel structure and so on. In the aspect of coherence, five levels of coherent methods have been employed, namely, lexical level, syntax level, semantic level, phonological level and social semiotic level. The neat intermingling of the cohesive and coherent methods function cooperatively and lead to the smooth going of the text.

On Barack Obama's Inaugural Address——A Systemic Functional Perspective

Obama's election draws the world's attention because of his skin color,so is his inaugural address.The paper analyzes his inaugural address according to the parameter of the three metafunctions from the perspective of systemic functional grammar:ideational,interpersonal and textual.Accordingly,transitivity system,Mood and modality,and thematic progression in the address are respectively examined.

Recipes for Success in Inaugural Address Delivered by John F. Kennedy

The inaugural address delivered by John F. Kennedy, which gave deep impression to us, is regarded as one of the best inaugural addresses. The recipes for success in the inaugural address are mainly concerned with contrasts, bold imagery, parallelism and alliteration, audience analysis etc..

Inaugural statement on the first issue

With great pleasure, I am writing this inaugural statement for the launch of Nano Materials Science. My warmest welcome to you as a partner to make this journal a success. Nano Materials Science is devoted to the advancement and dissemination of scientific and technical knowledge in nanomaterials and nanodevices.

Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Revealed by an Inaugural Diabetic Ketoacidosis in a 9-Year-Old Child

Introduction: Congenital diaphragmatic hernia is often detected during the prenatal or neonatal period by severe respiratory symptoms. Late-presenting congenital diaphragmatic hernia is uncommon entity resulting in frequent misdiagnosis and inappropriate treatment. Case Report: We report the case of a left congenital diaphragmatic hernia revealed by an inaugural diabetic ketoacidosis in a 9-year-old girl. She has presented progressive weight loss without loss of appetite associated with polyuro-polydipsia, then epigastric pain with vomiting. Blood glucose was 3.2 g/L, ketonuria and 2+ glycosuria. Despite a well-conducted treatment, there was persistence of dyspnea. Chest X-ray and chest CT-scan confirmed the presence of a left diaphragmatic hernia. Evolution was marked by the death of the child on day 2 post-operative from a multivisceral failure. Conclusion: Clinical and radiological signs of congenital diaphragmatic hernia after the neonatal period may be difficult to interpret and may result in delayed diagnosis, erroneous treatment and potentially fatal outcome.

Ceremony for the inaugural issuance of the Journal of Geriatric Cardiology

The Journal of Geriatric Cardiology ( JGC )started publication in September 2004. To announce the publication of its first issue, a ceremony was held at China Grand Hotel in Beijing on October 18th, 2004during the 15th Great Wall International Congress of Cardiology. Many guests were present at the ceremony.

A Stylistic Study on John F.Kennedy’s Diction to Strengthen the Appeal of Inaugural Address

Diction,as one of the important aspects of stylistics,is deserving of our attention and study.This paper devotes itself to Kennedy’s Inaugural Address,and concentrates on how the diction strengthens its appeal to the audience.Sound is of great importance and significance and proper use of sound can achieve wonderful effect to strengthen its appeal.Wide use of rhetorical devices makes great contributions to strengthening the appeal of the speech.As a political address,it provides ideal source material for us to study its diction.

Foreword to Inaugural Issue

Shenzhen University, founded in September 1983 with the approval of the State Council, is a university of the new and comprehensive type. At present, it has six departments——of Chinese, English, Economics, Law, Architecture, and of Electronics. Besides these, a number of research institutes have been set up, including the Institute of Special Zone Economy,

Asia's Inaugural ScienceInnovation Summit

Congratulating the Asia’s InauguralScience Innovation Summit to be held inBeijing on July 19-21, 2002.The Summit, co-sponsored by the PacificRim Forum and the China Council for thePromotion of International Trade (CCPIT),

~evelopment of the Political Discourse in Recent Decades in the United States Through the Inaugural Addresses

The aim of this paper is twofold： firstly, to make an analysis of what have been considered as the most important global problems faced in recent decades as seen by American Presidents through their inaugural addresses; and secondly, to consider how both parties have faced these problems. To do this, this paper will cover the period from the inaugural address by President Kennedy to that of President Obama. Although a president has repeated a term of government, only the first speech will be taken into consideration.

The Inaugural Meeting of SAC/TC 279 Was Held

On June 20th,2005,the inaugural meeting of National Technical Committee 279 on Nanotechnology of Standardization Administration of China (SAC/TC 279) was held in Beijing,with the approval of SAC (Standardization Administration of the People’s Republic of China) on April 1st,2005. The Secretariat of the Committee is located in National Center for Nano Science and Technology of China.

Inaugural Editorial

It is with profound collegial caring and support,the Chinese Journal of Library and Information Science(CJLIS)is finally coming into being after almost one-year in preparation.The CJLIS,being sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS)and published quarterly by the National Science Library of CAS,is a scholarly journal in the field of library and information science(LIS).Striving toward academic excellence,innovation,and practicality,the Journal mainly includes research papers both on the theoretical as well as on the practical fronts in all aspects of the field.

SPEECH BY PREMIER LI PENG AT THE 7TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE CAE AND THE INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE CAE

Members of the Academies and comrades: First of all, please allow me.on behalf of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, to express my warm congratulations on the establishment of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) and the convening of the 7th General Assembly of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS).Ⅰwould also like to take

Work in Cooperation for A New Chapter in the Cause of International Human Rights——Speech by Yang Jiechi,Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China at the Inaugural Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council

Mr Chairman, I would like to start by congratulating you, on behalf of the Chinese Govern- ment, on your assumption of the Chair of the inaugural session of the Human Rights Council. I have every confidence that under your able leadership this session will be successful.

A Comparative Analysis of Chinese and American Leaders' Inaugural Speeches

This paper analyzing Chinese leader Xi Jinping's and American leader Obama's inaugurate speeches, aiming to discover the underlying culture patterns(individualism-collectivism; power distance; time orientation) hidden behind languages features.This approach towards political discourse has the effect of breaking out from the restricted analytic framework and adding cultural elements and helps leader develop a high awareness of the culture meaning hidden in such kind of political discourses.

The rising zebrafish research in China：Meeting report of the 3rd Chinese Zebrafish Principal Investigator Meeting ＆ the Inaugural Meeting of China Zebrafish Society

The zebrafish has become a very important animal model,not only for developmental biology and genetics,but also for disease modeling and drug discovery.Since the year of 2000,zebrafish research has been rapidly growing in China,and the laboratories using zebrafish as the main subject have been increasing dramatically（Xie et al.,2015）.For example,the number of participants who attended the Chinese Zebrafish Principle Investigator （PI） Meeting series is 80 in 2012, 150 in 2014, and over 200 this year.

Inaugural Editorial:New Era,New Journal

Clinical Cancer Bulletin(CCB),a new journal in the field of cancer,sponsored by Zhongshan Hospital,Fudan University,China,is officially launched.Our mission is to publish original,innovative,high-quality,and timely content in clinical oncology,delivering the most credible and authoritative cancer research resources to oncologists around the world to build a cancer community with a shared aim.Cancer is a serious threat to human health and is the first or second leading cause of death before the age of 70 in 112 of 183 countries according to 2019 World Health Organization data.Furthermore,in GLOBOCAN estimates compiled by the International Agency for Research on Cancer,an estimated 19.3 million new cancer cases and 10 million cancer deaths occurred in 2020 worldwide.Cancer was an unknown entity for a long time.However,in the last 200 years,our knowledge of cancer has rapidly advanced thanks to tremendous government investment,great developments in science and technology,and the hard work and dedication of scientists and medical practitioners.Four major transformations have occurred in the major therapeutic modalities for cancer over the past two centuries.

Foreword for the Inaugural Issue

It is my honor and privilege to announce the official launch of the journal of Advances in Manufacturing.

Preface:The Inaugural Issue

The inaugural issue of Journal of Library Science in China,English version,is launched in the exultant centennial of the National Library of China.As a nation with rich library traditions,libraries in China are increasingly becoming an important part in library development globally.