Inclusive Pronouns in Selected Political Speeches of Hillary Clinton. A Linguistic Study

Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2017 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, course: Master in Applied Linguistics, language: English, abstract: Political speeches have different tools in making speeches so influential . One of these tools is using inclusive pronouns . The study concentrates on a famous political figure, Hillary Clinton, who is nominated for running a president . Clinton has a long history in politics and elections . The study analyses three speeches about three different occasions during her time in 2016 . The results of these speeches show that inclusive pronouns are highest among other personal pronouns .