Systemic Functional Linguistics Mood Analysis of the Turkish PM Erdogan’s Post-Election ‘Balcony Speech

Abstract

This research article examines how Turkish PM Erdogan used language when speaking from a balcony after the election, using Halliday's model. A look at: SFL Mood It is done to examine the speech’s structure and to try to interpret its meaning. the way it contributes to the body’s functioning. Analysis of the language indicated 149 declarative, 22 interrogative and 5 imperative clauses. It is noted by the study that the declarative mood in speeches served to explain and illuminate familiar topics. the ways in which people hold and use power during the study. By filling a trade-gain gap in linguistics studies of political discourse, this project gives emerging researchers a useful reference point for additional research.