On the Death of bin Laden: Construing Meanings behind Obama and Trump’s Speech

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Authors

  • Supiastutik Supiastutik Universitas Jember
  • Yuwanda Auliya Akbar Universitas Jember
  • Arona Kamelia Hani Universitas Jember
  • Gifary Muhammad Gilang R. Universitas Jember
  • Nadya Ummi Azizah Universitas Jember
  • Riskia Setiarini Universitas Jember
  • Nurhadianty Rahayu Universitas Jember

Keywords:

discourse, declarative, imperative, metafunctions, systemic functional linguistics

Abstract

Penelitian mengenai wacana yang disampaikan Obama dan Trump sudah banyak terdistribusi di ruang publik. Namun demikian, tiap penelitian memiliki fokus dan perspektif yang unik. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk membandingkan pidato Trump dengan Obama terkait wafatnya bin Laden. Penelitian ini menganalisis tiga metafungsi bahasa yang ditawarkan Linguistik Fungsional Sistemik (LFS) pada pidato-pidato tersebut. Data yang dikumpulkan berisi ujaran yang dilontarkan pada pidato dua presiden Amerika Serikat yang berbeda dan sangat fenomenal: Barack Hussein Obama dan Donald John Trump. Data didapat melalui rekaman pidato yang dipublikasikan di situs siaran video populer, Youtube. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menguak makna dari pidato yang dibawakan oleh Barack Obama dan Donald Trump dan untuk mengidentifikasi berbagai strategi linguistik melalui kerangka teori yang digunakan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Trump cenderung mengafirmasi, alih-alih memberikan arahan, sementara Obama lebih banyak menyebarkan informasi dan instruksi. Temuan ini juga mengindikasikan bahwa tiap orator menampilkan kuasa dan makna dengan cara yang berbeda, dan pilihan mereka dapat memiliki peran dalam membentuk cara pemirsa melihat isu yang dibawakan dan siapa saja yang terlibat di dalamnya.

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Author Biographies

Yuwanda Auliya Akbar, Universitas Jember

I am an active student in English Department study program, Faculty of Humanities, Universitas Jember, Indonesia.

Arona Kamelia Hani, Universitas Jember

Arona Kamelia Hani is an English Department student at the Faculty of Humanities, Universitas Jember (UNEJ). She is also actively involved in the English Department Student Association (EDSA UNEJ).

Gifary Muhammad Gilang R., Universitas Jember

I am an English Literature student at the Universitas Jember (UNEJ) in East Java, Indonesia.

Nadya Ummi Azizah, Universitas Jember

Nadya Ummi Azizah is a student in the English Department study program at the Faculty of Humanities (Fakultas Ilmu Budaya) at Universitas Jember.

Riskia Setiarini, Universitas Jember

Riskia Setiarini is a lecturer in the English Department, Faculty of Humanities, Universitas Jember, Indonesia.

Nurhadianty Rahayu, Universitas Jember

Nurhadianty Rahayu, M.A. is a lecturer in the English Department at Universitas Jember, Indonesia. Specializing in Critical Discourse Analysis, Systemic Functional Linguistics, and English for Specific Purposes (ESP), her academic work focuses on literary studies, language teaching methodologies, and gender representation in media.

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Published

2026-05-30

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Supiastutik, S., Auliya Akbar, Y., Kamelia Hani, A., Muhammad Gilang R., G., Ummi Azizah, N., Setiarini, R., & Rahayu, N. (2026). On the Death of bin Laden: Construing Meanings behind Obama and Trump’s Speech: -. Wistara: Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa Dan Sastra, 7(1), 39–74. Retrieved from https://journal.unpas.ac.id/index.php/wistara/article/view/55184

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Vol. 7 No. 1 (2026): Vol. 7. No.1. 2026

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