AN ANALYSIS OF MULTIWORD EXPRESSIONS ON HILLARY CLINTON’S SPEECH

Abstract

This study deals with An Analysis of Multiword Expressions on Hillary Clinton‟s Speech. This study aimed to find out types of Multiword Expressions found on the Hillary Clinton‟s speech and dominant type on Hillary Clinton‟s speech. Descriptive qualitative research was applied in this study. The data of research were taken from the most dominant type of Multiword Expressions found on Hillary Clinton‟s speech was Collocation types that had 32 collocation words (58,9%), followed by Phrasal verb types that had 15 phrasal verbs words (26,8%), and Idioms types that had 9 idioms words (16,1%). The most dominant types of multiword expressions used in an analysis of multiword expressions on Hillary Clinton‟s speech was collocation words that the information given is about having and being which the speaker express her idea to persuade the audience through her speech.