Abstract

This research investigated the ideology of Donald Trump on his speech at the Israel museum. This research focused on analysing illocutionary acts to discover the ideology of Trump on his speech. This research used qualitative approach. The design of this research is Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA). This research used Fairclough’s three models of CDA, namely: textual analysis, discursive practice and social practice The result that showed there were five types of illocutionary acts expressed, those are representatives, directives, commissives, expressives and declaratives. Representatives was mostly expressed by Trump. Therefore, the result showed that Trump expressed all types of illocutionary act. The ideology on the speech at the Israel museum showed that Trump intended to use his power to create peace in Jerusalem.

Highlights

  • The conflict between Israel and Palestine has become an old war which has been occurring since 1948 (Margolick, 2008)

  • Israel intended to seize Al Quds in Jerusalem, which was confessed as their holy place

  • The analysis is to find illocutionary act and persuasive strategies

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Introduction

The conflict between Israel and Palestine has become an old war which has been occurring since 1948 (Margolick, 2008). Israel’s motive of the invasion is to seize Palestinian’s territory, Gaza which was well-known as Jerusalem. The explicit motive of their invasion is such religious conflict. Israel is well-known as Jewish country which means that they have certain motive toward Islam in Palestinian invasion. There is a long standing rivalry between Jewish people and Muslim people. Israel intended to seize Al Quds in Jerusalem, which was confessed as their holy place

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