Textual Meaning Systemic Functional Linguistic Analysis

The addresses were addressed in the inaugural day of the 44 th president of The United States in the U.S Capitol Washington D.C. in 2009 and 2013. They were delivered by President Barrack Obama in front of members of congress and thousand citizens who attended the ceremony and also watched by millions more around the world through mass media. However, the circumstances of these two addresses were not exactly the same since they were delivered in two different times which means that they brought different issues regarding the social political condition each year brought to America. Therefore in this part, the discussion will cover what has been spoken in each paragraph in the first and second inaugural address.

1. Discourses in the First Inaugural Address

The first inaugural address is made with a full attention to the social problems and also the international affairs that happen in the last few years. All the issues are described with the intention to raise the alertness of the people to the condition of the country. With the blending of old values, beliefs, and ideology, Obama offers new ways to see the America. He manages the people to hold those shared knowledge of history in enduring the difficulties faced by the country. That means the people should not act outside what is believed as true by the president. There are some emphasis on the notions of Nationality, Pluralism, Utilitarianism, Responsibility, Optimism, and some stress on the importance of Time and Action. However, those values, if held as what the president means, will enable the government to construct the regulation and policies to direct the people to serve the power. The distribution of the values can be seen in table below. Table 4.1. Discourses as Social Practices from the First Inaugural Address No. Discourses as Social Practices Value Belief Norm Sentences 1. Remaking America a. Nationalism

26. In reaffirming the greatness of our nation we understand that greatness is never a given. VIII

37. We remain the most prosperous, powerful nation on Earth

. XI b. American Creed 7. At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because we, the people, have remained faithful to the ideals of our forebears and true to our founding documents . III

65. Our Founding Fathers our Founding Fathers, faced with perils that we can scarcely imagine,

drafted a charter to assure the rule of law and the rights of man -- a charter expanded by the blood of generations. XVI c. Patriotism and Self –help

88. We honor them not only because they are the guardians of our liberty

, but because they embody the spirit of service -- a willingness to find meaning in something greater than themselves. XXIV 95. But those values upon which our success depends -- honesty and hard work, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism -- these things are old. XXVI d. Action and Responsibility

99. What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility

-- a recognition on the part of every American that we have duties to ourselves, our nation and the world; duties that we do not grudgingly accept, but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character than giving our all to a difficult task. XXVII e. Time and Change 42. Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America . XI

103. So let us mark this day with remembrance of who we are and how far we have traveled. XXIX

2. Rebuilding Economy a. Action and Responsibility 11. Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age. IV 44. The state of our economy calls for action, bold and swift. XII 49. And we will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age. XII b. Equality and Utilitarianism

62. The nation cannot prosper long when it favors only the prosperous

. XV 63. The success of our economy has always depended not just on the size of our gross domestic