Inclination Types of Modality in Ivanka Trump’s Campaign Speech

he will be relentless in his determination to achieve them. 6. I.26 To people all over America, I say, when you have my father in your corner, you will never again have to worry about being let down. High Potential 7. I.28 Maybe it‟s the developer in him, but Donald Trump cannot stand to see empty streets and boarded up factories. Low Not able 8. I.29 He cannot bear injustice of college graduates who are crippled by student debt, and mother who can‟t afford of the chilcare required to return to work to better the lives of their families. Low Not able 9. I.32 Come January 17, all things will be possible again. High Potential 10. I.33 We can hope and dream and think big again High Able 11. I.34 He will be your greatest, your truest, and your most loyal champion. High Potential 12. I.35 I could not be more proud tonight, to present to you and to all of Americans, my father and our next president, Donald J. Trump. High potential As stated in chapter II, potentiality refers to the condition resulted from someone‟s act or by nature. However, it also shows whether something is able to happen or not. Related to potentiality, another modality employed by Ivanka Trump is ability. As mentioned in the analysis of Ivanka Trump‟s type of modality, ability is the state whether someone is able to or knows how to do something. There are several examples of potentiality and ability taken from Ivanka Trump‟s speech that will be discussed below. In 2, the modal which is used to show potentiality is could. The modal is followed by auxiliary verb be and an adjective great. The subject of the sentence is life. This sentence means that the officers are potential to feel that life is great again after they meet Donald Trump. By saying this, Ivanka Trump would like to say officers are potential to have a great life that because of Donald Trump. In 4, the modal which is used is could. The modal is followed by passive verb which is be done. The subject of the sentence is he which refers to Donald Trump. The sentence means that by asking the officers, Donald Trump will be able to know what is potential to be done better. In this case, the modal is used to express something that is potential to be done better. Modal in 6 is will. This modal is followed by verb have. However, there is a negation never which means that it will not happen. The subject that follows is you. This modal is categorized as potentiality because there is a reason as a trigger. Based on the theory by Lock 1995, potentiality is a condition caused by someone‟s ability. It can be proved by 6. Ivanka Trump says that if Americans have Donald Trump in the corner, which means as a president, it is potential for them to never feel worried. In this case, the clause that becomes the cause is Donald Trump ability which enables him to make a secure feeling for the Americans. The last example is 9. The modal which is found in 9 is will. This modal is followed by auxiliary verb be and adjective possible. Ivanka Trump says come January 17. When Ivanka Trump produces the sentence, she has not known what possibly happen. The fact is not clear yet. The modal will in 9 is used as one indicator that it is still a potentiality. It may happen or not. In sentence 5, Ivanka Trump employs modal will to show potentiality. The subject of the sentence is he which refers to Donald Trump. The first modal is followed by auxiliary verb be and an adjective unafraid. The adjective unafraid implies the meaning of becoming fearless. The second modal is also followed by auxiliary verb be and an adjective relentless which means persistent in determination. From these facts, it means that Donald Trump is potentiality fearless. In the other words, Donald Trump later will be able to face anything. It is also said that Donald Trump is consistent in his determination to set the lofty goals. In 8, the modal which is used to show ability is can. There is a verb bear after the modal. The subject of the sentence is he which refers to Donald Trump. However, there is a negation word not in the sentence which means Donald Trump is not able to do something. Thus, the sentence means that Donald Trump is not able to bear the condition in the college injustice with every problem in it. The last example is in 10. In this sentence, the modal which is employed is can. The subject in this sentence is we. Subject we in this sentence refers to the speaker and audiences. This modal is followed by verb hope, dream and think. By uttering this sentence, Ivanka Trump means that the audiences her are able to hope, dream, and think again.

c. Obligation

Below, the writer provides the summary of obligation found in Ivanka Trump‟s campaign speech in table 4.10. Table 4.10 Summary o f Obligation in Ivanka Trump’s Campaign Speech No Code Sentence Level Meaning 1. I.12 He will ask them for their feedback, if they think something should be done differently or could be done better. Mid Supposed 2. I.16 Policies that allow women with children to thrive should not be novelties. Mid Supposed 3. 1.23 When I was a child, my father always told me, Ivanka if you are going to be thinking anyway, you might as well think big. Low Allowed As mention before, obligation implies the urgency of something to be done. However, the urgency is stated in three levels. There are three modals obligation in Ivanka Trump‟s campaign speech. Two of them are included in mid level of obligation and the rest is included in low level. All of them will be discussed below. The modality which is used in 1 is should. This modality is included in mid level of obligation. Since it is included in mid level, this modal means supposed. The sentence has he as the subject of the sentence which contextually refers to Donald Trump. The verb that follows the modal is a passive verb be done. The purpose of Ivanka by uttering this sentence is to show that Donald Trump always asks them the officers for feedback. This has purpose to see whether there is something that is supposed to be done differently. Sentence 2 has similar modal, should. This belongs to the mid level of obligation which means supposed. There is an auxiliary verb that follows the modal which is be and the noun novelties. However, there is a negation not in the sentence which, in this case, shows something that cannot be done. Ivanka Trump utters the sentence to argue that the policies that allow women with children to