Auteur(s) :

Albert Omolegbé KOUKPOSSI.

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This research explores the use of interactive and interactional metadiscourse devices in President George Weah’s inaugural speech. Specifically, it offers insights into the rhetorical dynamics of political discourse used in the inaugural speech genre. By analysing the speech’s structure through the lens of metadiscourse, as defined and categorised by Hyland (2005), this study investigates how President Weah employs these linguistic tools to engage with his audience, articulate his political agenda, and foster a sense of collective identity among Liberians. The research delineates interactive markers, such as transitions, frame markers, endophoric markers, evidentials, and code glosses, highlighting their role in guiding the audience through the president’s inaugural speech. Additionally, the study emphasises the significant presence of interactional markers, especially self-mentions and engagement markers, demonstrating how Weah uses them to personalise his address to the population and to enhance its persuasive impact. More exactly, the quantitative analysis reveals a dominant use of self-mentions, constituting 56.71% of interactional metadiscourse, and a strong reliance on transition markers, making up 58.41% of interactive devices. These findings underscore the speech’s strategic construction to maximise coherence, clarity, and emotional resonance. Keywords: Metadiscourse, Political Discourse Analysis, Inaugural Speech, Interactive markers, Interactional markers

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