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

• 作者: YUAN Wei
• 来源期刊: 文学与艺术研究:英文版
• 学科: 文学
• 关键词: DICTION inaugural ADDRESS APPEAL
• 年，卷（期）: 2020,（3）
• 页码范围: 222-229
• 页数: 8页
• 分类号: H05

摘要

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.