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
thrive are not supposed to be novelties. In the other words, it has to be a tradition and something in common.
The last sentence showing obligation is found in 3. The modal found is
might
. According to the theory, this modal is included in low level of obligation which means
allowed
. The verb following this modal is
think.
The clause where this modal occurs has a subject which is
you.
If it is understood based on the context, the subject
you
refers to Ivanka Trump. What is meant by Ivanka Trump by uttering the sentence is to show that her father ever once told her that if she
would like to think, she is allowed to think big. This modal does not show something that strictly should be done. As it is stated before that this modal is a
member of low level, Ivanka Trump still has choices. In the other words, this modal is not an inescapable obligation.
d. Probability
The summary of probability found in Ivanka Trump‟s campaign speech is
listed in table 4.11 that follows. Table 4.11
Summary of Probability in Ivanka Trump’s Campaign Speech No Code
Sentence Level
Meaning
1. I.8
Words and promises, no matter visionary they sound
will
only get you so far.
Mid Probable
2. I.21
Floor by floor a soaring structure
will
appear, usually record breaking in its height and iconic in its design.
Mid Probable
Based on text analysis, the writer finds out that there are only 2 modals which are categorized as probability. As reviewed before, probability states
something that may happen in the future. Below, the writer provides the discussion.
Both sentences use modal
will
to show the notion of probability. Both modals probability also have a mid level of probability which means
probable
. In 1, the modal is followed by verb
get
. Then, the subject of the sentence is
words and promises no matter visionary they sound.
The implied meaning that is tried to be delivered by Ivanka Trump is that the words in the form of promises and
visionary from other candidates probably make you far away from the reality. Those promises and visionary are only novelties.
In 2, the modal is followed by verb
appear
. The subject of the sentence in 2 is a
soaring structure
. The function of modality in the sentence is to show that soaring structure of a tower is probable to appear. In addition, Ivanka Trump
adds that the tower is usually record breaking in its height and iconic in its design.
e. Usuality
In table 4.12 below, the writer serves the summary of usuality in Ivanka Trump‟s campaign speech.
Table. 4.12 Summary of Usuality in Ivanka Trump’s Campaign Speech
No Code Sentence
Level Meaning
1. I.2
He
would
talk to them and then draw upon his extensive network to find them
a job or get them a break. Mid
Usually
2. I.3
And they
would
leave his office, as people so often do after having been
with Donald Trump, feeling that life could be great again.
Mid Usually
3. I.4
And they would leave his office as people so
often
do after having been High
Always
with Donald Trump, feeling that life could be great again.
4. I.7
There have
always
been men of all background and ethnicities on my
father‟s job sites. High
Always
5. I.9
Billionaire executive don‟t
usually
ask the people doing the work for their
opinion of the work. Mid
Usually
6. I.10
On every one of his projects, you
will
see him talking to the super, the painter, the eingineers, the electricians.
Mid Usually
7. I.11
He
will
ask them for their feedback, if they think something should be done
differently or could be done better. Mid
Usually Usuality refers to the state of how often somebody does an activity. Ivanka
Trump in her speech employs seven modals which are categorized as usuality. Based on the text analysis, the writer finds out that two of seven modals are high
level and five are mid level. In the following paragraph, the writer would like to discuss some of those sentences.
The modal employed in 1 is
would
. This modal is a mid level modal of usuality which means
usually
. The subject of this sentence is
he
which refers to Donald Trump. The verb
talk
follows the modal. Based on the theory, this sentence means that Donald Trump usually talks to them. If it is seen from the
whole context, the word
them
refers to the people who experience injustice and hardship.
Sentence 2 has similar explanation to 1. The modal
would
is also a mid level of usuality which means usually. However, sentence 2 has different subject
of sentence which is
they
. The personal pronoun
they
refers to the people who experience injustice and hardship. The modal in this sentence tells us that after
