Table 4: The frequency of boosters used in each of the corpus
NO CATEGORY CORPUS TOTAL 1 2 3 4 5
1. MUST 3 8 6 18 9 44 (51.16%)
2. ONLY 3 5 2 2 6 18 (20.93%)
3. NEVER 6 2 5 0 1 14 (16.28%)
4. ALWAYS 2 1 0 1 2 6 (6.98%)
5. CRUCIAL 1 0 0 0 3 4 (4.65%) 15 (17.44%) 16 (18.60%) 13 (15.12%) 21 (24.42%) 21 (24.42%) 86
Boosters on the other hand were mostly used in both fourth and fifth corpus with the total usage of 21 boosters. Corpus 3 appeared to have the least usage of boosters with a total of 13 boosters (15.12%) used in the speech. There was a small difference in number between the first corpus which had 15 engagement markers and the second corpus which engagement markers appeared 16 times in the speech. A total of 86 boosters …show more content…
In order to do so, together with the citizens of America, they need to take risks and explore ideas where it will involve lots of sacrifice to reinvent the nation. The word must is used to strengthen his argument so that the audience can draw the same conclusion with the speaker as to agree with the vision and mission that he has planned for the renewal of the country.
The word crucial on the other hand has the least frequency of use as only the first and third speeches appear to be using it. On top of that, it is used only once and thrice for both corpus respectively which sum up a total of 4.65% (4 times) over five whole speeches. For example, Bush refers with certainty in which he has a firm belief that unity is essential in order to develop America into a better nation.
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"In crucial things, unity" -- and this, my friends, is crucial.” - George H. W. Bush
Apart from that, all five speeches have a constant use of the word “always” and “only”. However, booster like “never” isn’t fairly used in each corpus as it covers up of