title: THE ANALYSIS OF PUTIN’S INTERPERSONAL MEANING AND POLITICAL POSITIONING IN HIS SPEECH REGARDING A REFERENDUM IN CRIMEA
abstract: This research aims to analyze the interpersonal meaning elements in Putin’s speech. Using a descriptive qualitative method and Halliday and Matthiessen’s (2004) theory of interpersonal meaning, the research also attempts to reveal Putin’s political positioning regarding a referendum in Crimea. The interpersonal meaning was identified through mood, modality, and personal pronoun system. The research findings reveal that through declarative mood (93.64%), Putin tends to convey information regardin