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The Construal of Interpersonal Meanings in the Discourse of National Anthems: an Appraisal Analysis Anderson Alves de SOUZA ABSTRACT: National anthems play an important role in the process of struggles for political power in modern societies. However, few studies have been carried out concerning their discourse semantic functions, lexicogrammatical properties, and production processes. Therefore, the main purpose of this work is to carry out and present an Appraisal analysis of the discourse of 24 national anthems written in English. The specific objective is to identify and analyze the main attitudinal resources the anthems authors utilize to construe and negotiate feelings with their audiences. The main theoretical framework I draw upon in this work is Appraisal theory (Martin, 1997, 2000; Martin & Rose, 2003; Martin & White, 2005; White, 2000; Hood, 2004). The importance of this work lies in the fact that it aims at contributing to a better understanding of how national anthems authors construe and negotiate interpersonal meanings with their intended audiences. KEY-WORDS: national anthems, Appraisal theory, interpersonal meanings, Systemic Functional Grammar. |