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Library's collection Library's IT development CancelThis study was a descriptive quantitative study on rhetorical relations
and structure form of speeches delivered by Martin Luther King, Jr. and Sukarno,
"I Have a Dream" and "Let a New Asia and Africa be born". The writer wanted to
know the types of rhetorical relation occurred in those two well-known speeches,
the dominant relations and the similarities and differences between them in the
aspect of structure form. In analyzing those speeches, the writer applied Mann and
Thomson?s Rhetorical Structure Theory (1988) and Goshgarian and Krueger?s
Concept of Argument (1997). Moreover, this research was analyzed in several
steps. The findings showed that there were 14 types of rhetorical relation with
different frequencies used in both speeches. Moreover, it was revealed that the
dominant relations occurred in "I Have a Dream" is elaboration, followed by
condition, and evidence; while "Let a New Asia and Africa be born" was
dominated by elaboration, pursued by evidence and volitional-result. Finally, it
was discovered that King and Sukarno used different strategies in transmitting
their messages to their audience, mainly on the strategy in revealing the problem,
the use of compliment and criticism, and the main concern of the orators, as
reflected by the organization or the structure form of those speeches.