For examples: 1.
It must be secured by his people here on earth. 2.
A great nation must care for the vulnerable and protect its people from life‟s worst hazards and misfortune.
3. Equality could survive half slave, and half free.
In addition, the writer learns how modality and values are used in Barack Obama‟s speech on presidential inauguration of 2013.
1.2 The Problems of Study
In relation to the background of the study, the research problems are formulated as the following:
1. What types of modality are used in Barack Obama‟s speech in presidential
inauguration of 2013? 2.
What values of modality are used in Barack Obama‟s speech in presidential inauguration of 2013?
3. In what context are those types of modality used in Barack Obama‟s
speech in presidential inauguration of 2013?
1.3 The Objectives of Study
In relation to the problems, the objectives of the study are: 1.
To describe the types of Modality used in Barack Obama‟s speech on presidential inauguration of 2013.
2. To describe the value of modality used in Barack Obama‟s speech on
presidential inauguration of 2013. 3.
To explain the reason for the contexts of Barack Obama‟s speech on presidential inauguration of 2013 are described in the way they are.
1.4 The Scope of Study
The study is focused on finding out the modalization and modulation and value of modalization and modulation which occur in
Barack Obama‟s speech on presidential inauguration of 2013. The source of data is limited
to the text of Barack Obama‟s speech on presidential inauguration of 2013.
1.5 The Significance of Study The findings of the study are expected to give some relevant contribution to
the following: 1.
Theoretically, the findings not only add more horizons on the use of English outside the English speaking community but also more
comprehend the modalization in Barack Obama‟s speech on presidential
inauguration of 2013. 2. Practically, the findings are expected to be useful for students of English
and linguists. By reading the findings of this research, they are expected to know how to use the modality of probability, usuality, obligation and
inclination in sentence especially in a speech.
CHAPTER V CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS
5.1 Conclusions
After analyzing the use of modality and value of modality in Barack Obama’s speech in presidential inauguration of 2013, conclusions are drawn as
the followings. 1.
In this research, the researcher found two types of modality, namely: modalization and modulation. The sub-categories of modulation is probability and
usuality. Probability found was 6 11.3, consisting low probability 2 3.77, medium was 2 3.77, and high probability found was 2 3.77.
Modulation was 47 or 88.7. In other words it was dominantly used by the speaker in delivering a speech. Modulation which has sub-categories namely:
obligation and inclination. In this research is found obligation was 47 or 88.7. It means obligation was used dominantly. In
Barack Obama’s speech in presidential inauguration of 2013, obligation was expressed by English modal
verbs such as: must, have to, need, might, should. 2.
In terms of its value, the researcher found low Probability, medium probability, high probability, low probability, low obligation, medium obligation,
high obligation, low inclination, and medium inclination which are used in Barack Obama’s Speech on Presidential Inauguration of 2013.
3. The context of modaliy in
Barack Obama’s Speech on Presidential Inauguration of 2013 is indicated by modal value such as: would, shall, should,
may, might, can, could. It can be seen from the following sentence in a medical context: We must make the hard choices to reduce the cost of health care and the
size of our deficit
.
5.2 Suggestions
In relation to the conclusions above, the suggestions are stated as the following.
1 It is advisable that the teachers or lecturers should develop the whole
categories or types of modality to their students and introduce the the advantage of comprehending the value of modality in speech.
2 It is advisable that the audience or readers should learn English for specific
purpose so they know some language varieties and find specific terms. 3
It is advisable that the audience or readers who are interested in English should learn and analyze the use of modality in Barack Obama’s speech.
