THE POWER OF UKRAINE’S PRESIDENT: PERSONAL PRONOUNS ON ZELENSKY’S SPEECH

Abstract

This study analyzes how Zelensky used first-person personal pronouns in his political speeches. This study discussed about the occurrences of first personal pronouns in political speeches by using qualitative methodologies, that is document study to identify their forms and discourse function. The results showed that The first personal pronouns are identified in discovered of Zelensky’s speeches. The first personal pronouns used in Zelensky addresses were pronoun “I”, “You”, and “We”. Zelensky used the singular personal pronoun ‘‘I’’ to express his heartfelt gratitude and admiration, as well as his professional and personal experiences, arguments, perspectives, aspirations, and commitment. The usage of inclusive “You” and variants indicate Zelensky 's willingness to share responsibility, foster unity, equality, and public declarations about their current situation and any potential future challenges. Using exclusive “We” which demonstrated by Zelensky also was to show his political intentions, commitment, political experiences during the election, and significant concern for reconciliation.