CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS IN JOE BIDEN SELECTED SPEECHES ON UKRAINE INVASION

ABSTRACT This study describe about Critical Discourse Analysis in Joe Biden selected speeches on Ukraine invasion.CDA is a discourse analysis related to the study of language or the language usage and how language is viewed in discourse analysis. The objectives of this study are finding the text structure, social cognition, and social context on Joe Biden speeches. This research uses the theory of Critical Discourse Analysis from Van Dijk. This study uses qualitative methods and also uses descriptive techniques to describe and analyze data. Stages of data collection including downloading videos and scripts, and next reading and listening. Finally, finding the data and categorizing it. This analysis stage identifying, classifying, analyzing, and making conclusion. The result in this research used macrostructure, superstructure, and microstructure as textual elements that support the discourse theme. the social cognition in Joe Biden desire to sanction Russia and help Ukraine. And the social context that Joe Biden has the power because he is president of United States and his country is a superpower country and NATO ally. So that it can take part and influence public trust. Keywords: Critical Discourse Analysis, language, type of Critical Discourse Analysis elements, social cognition, and social contex