In the discharge of the responsible duty imposed on me by the Council of this Society, I have endeavoured to note down what appeared most worthy of consideration on the present occasion. I need not say that I feel proud of being nominated to address a meeting like this; but the subject upon which I am called to speak is so difficult in its comprehensiveness, that I confess I now wish the Counci...

This study employs discourse analysis to examine the pragmatic functions of vague language in Donald Trump’s Inaugural Address. By interpreting hedging, abstract concepts and generalizations address, author explores how is strategically utilized by political leaders achieve his purposes, such as establishing unity inclusivity, alluding past grievances, promising change, eliciting emotional reac...