How Duterte States His View on The Philippines and Other Countries Relation: A Discursive Strategy Analysis

Different types of social or cultural background, combined with a region status, go into the making spoken written discourse. One interesting discourses to discuss is political interview. It often reveals intention leaders’ way speaking. While there are those who subtle in their talking, also few do not, one whom Philippines’ president, Rodrigo Roa Duterte. Known for his outspoken personality, he states controversial things that influence country and derive critics from various places. Using van Dijk’s (2004) framework, this study analyzes macro micro discursive strategies used by Duterte delivering views on other countries’ relations Philippines based most-watched English interview Russia Today. The findings revealed positive self-presentation, negative other-presentation, outside polarization. Meanwhile, mostly implication, lexicalization, example/illustration.