The mood structure of Authentic Equality in Anne Hathaway speech

Abstract

The aims of this research are to find out types of mood structure used in this speech, analysis speech script to describe the interpersonal meaning of each type of mood structure in speech script, and to know how the speaker representation her speech towards mood structures. It was a qualitative research approach with 68 clauses that were analyzed. The data were obtained by breaking down the mood structure to classify the type of mood. The result of the analysis showed that there are contains of 62 declaratives, 1 interrogative, and 5 imperatives. This research founds total 66 subjects, and 67 finites. While for residue elements, there are 57 predicators, 74 complements and 27 adjuncts consisting of 9 mood adjuncts, 5 circumstantial adjuncts, and 13 conjunctive adjuncts. The dominant type of mood structure in this script is declarative because she becomes a source of information by delivering her speech, and through her speech she also provided information to public about accepting authentic equality. Speech scripts have been suggested as a useful teaching resource for English. Students and readers will gain a comprehension of the meaning of the clauses on the speech script by studying the meaning of the script. By reading and comprehending the speech script, they will get knowledge about equality. Other researchers would be able to continue analyzing for the next stages from various perspectives.