Deixis In Kamala Harris Remarks At The American Federation Of Teachers’ 88th National Convention
Abstract
In our study, we analyzed the use of deixis in Kamala Harris' speech at the 88th National Convention of the American Federation of Teachers. We obtained the speech script from the US government website and supported the analysis with a video of Kamala Harris' speech to provide context. This was a descriptive qualitative study. We calculated the percentage of data on the types of deixis to identify the dominant use. We collected the data using the documentation method and note-taking technique. The data were analyzed descriptively using Levinson's theory and presented using formal and informal methods. The findings indicated that all types of deixis were present in Kamala Harris' speech, with Person deixis accounting for the highest percentage, with 282 instances (85.71%) and the deictic expression "You" being the most frequently used (62 times). This was followed by place deixis with 6 instances (1.83%), time deixis with 15 instances (4.56%), discourse deixis with 18 instances (5.47%), and social deixis with 8 instances (2.43%). In total, 329 instances of deixis were identified
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