Title:   ANALYSIS OF EXPERIENTIAL MEANING IN GUBERNATORIAL ELECTORAL MANIFESTO BY SOLUDO, 2021

Abstract
This paper is a linguistic study of experiential ideational meanings of the 2021
campaign speech of the Anambra governor elect, Prof. Charles Soludo. The aim
of this study is geared towards investigating the representation of issues that
border on the political discourse of Governor Soludo, during his campaign era,
anchoring on Halliday's systemic Functional Linguistic (SFL) Theory of 1960s.
The study offers explanations for the lexico-grammatical choices the Soludo
used and how they are analyzed to portray the intended meaning of his
Manifesto. Qualitative method of data analysis was applied for data analysis.
Fifty (50) excerpts that depict Soludo's declaration of intentions were
purposively drawn from the speech. Textual data were analyzed based on the
aim/objectives of the study and in line with the theoretical framework adopted.
With focus on the lexico-grammatical feature of transitivity, the study reveals
that the speaker made more use of wordings of material, mental, relational,
and existential processes to express his intent through arousing, convincing,
persuading and sustaining the keen interest of voters to achieve his political
aim. The study recommends that further investigations should focus on the
interpersonal and textual meanings of the same selected excerpts to help in
locating the kernel meaning enclosed within.
Keywords: Experiential meaning, Ideational meaning, transitivity, lexico-
grammatical features, Systemic Functional Linguistics.

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Publication Date: 2024-03-18