Systemic Functional Linguistics Meaning of Joe Biden’s Speeches Regarding Covid-19 Using Uam Corpustool 6.0

This study investigates President Joe Biden's rhetorical strategies in his speeches concerning the COVID-19 pandemic through a Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) approach, specifically focusing on Transitivity analysis (Halliday & Matthiessen, 2014).The corpus comprises 12 speeches delivered from January to December 2021, analyzed using the UAM Corpus Tool 6.0.Results reveal a significant prevalence of Material Processes (57.7%), highlighting Biden's emphasis on tangible actions and practical measures against the pandemic, such as vaccination programs and economic relief efforts.Relational Processes (25.1%) were utilized extensively to establish clear relationships and definitions, emphasizing the importance of collective identity and unity.Mental Processes (11.3%) underscored Biden's appeals to public emotions, hope, and collective consciousness, aiming to encourage public compliance and optimism.Verbal (4.5%) and Existential Processes (1.5%) appeared less frequently but served important functions by reinforcing authoritative statements and recognizing challenges facing society.This analysis demonstrates that Biden strategically employed Transitivity processes to influence public perception, behavior, and adherence to COVID-19 mitigation efforts.The findings contribute to existing literature by providing insights into political discourse analysis during public health crises, underscoring how linguistic choices can shape public attitudes and actions.