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Deictic Expression and Social Identity in “Letter from Birmingham Jail by Marin Luther King Jr

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This research may provide insight into how the expression of dechotization contributes to the formation of social bonds, solidarity, and collective action. Additionally, it can also deepen our understanding of the role language plays in shaping social hierarchies, power dynamics, and promoting social justice. This research discussed deictic expression and social identity in Letter from Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King Jr based on Levinson (1983) and Tajfel and Turner (1986) theories. The research aims to look how Martin Luther King Jr. involves deictic expression in his "Letter from Birmingham Jail" and what these expressions uncover about his social identity. This research used gualitative method. The results of the research show that there are five kinds of deictic expression presented in Letter from Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King Jr, such as, person deixis with 253 data, place deixis with 20 data, time deixis with 33 data, discourse deixis with 190 data and social deixis with 118 data. There are 3 kinds of social identities in Letter from Birmingham Jail, such as social categorization with 2 data, social identification with 1 datum and social comparison with 5 data. The researcher concluded that there are all kinds of deictic expression and social identity in letter from birmingham jail to respond to the clergy's accusations in their open letter to him.

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BSI-2023-SAL d

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Makassar : FAH. Adab & Humaniora UIN ALauddin., 2023

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xii, 62 hal :Ilus :, 30 cm

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English

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BSI-2023-SAL d

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deictic expression
social identity
martin luther king jr

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