Journal Article
Published
Lexical Cohesion in Shereen Salama’s Speech
Abstract
The purpose of this article is to analyze the types of lexical cohesion found in an English speech
presented by Shereen Salama on English Speeches YouTube channel. The 13-minute-long video contained
motivational words for Muslim youth without any political purposes. The video then was transcribed and analyzed
using a descriptive qualitative method in the form of content analysis. The gathered data eventually were
classified based on Haliday dan Hasan’ theory. The result findings showed that there were 26 synonyms, 1
superordinate, 1 collocation, and 57 repetition data. The most frequent lexical cohesion type was repetition words
which appeared as many as 57 times.
Publication Details
JournalLexical Cohesion in Shereen Salama’s Speech
Volume16 (1)
Pagespp. 39-45
ISSN2579-3438
KeywordsLexical Cohesion, Speech, Types
Item ID6908
Deposited10 Mar 2025 04:25