Metadiscourse Markers in Dr. Zakir Naik's Persuasive Discourse

The International speaker Dr Zakir Naik has been the target of many studies for his influential speeches. Analysing persuasive speeches can be tackled from different angles, amongst which is functional markers persuasion represented by Metadiscourse markers. Naik's have never analyzed a metadiscourse perspective. This paper aims to investigate types and functions in After transcribing videos manually, coding process was accomplished via NVivo software Microsoft Excel. Applying Dafouz-Milne's (2008) categories codification process, interpersonal textual are revealed. In terms markers, commentaries chiefly employed, contributing relation audience. logical showed highest usage. Such help connecting various strategies multi-argument make them smoothly connected. found that, generally, effectively developed promoted arguments extensive use tools while establishing an excellent relationship with audience attain continuous relationship. also argues that fruitful approach explore definitions language categorization as powerful methodological tool discourse analysis.