In political speeches, there are the stated titles to help guide listeners toward the overarching meaning, but there are also the words scattered throughout the speech to build arguments. Luckily for people who may want to delve into the words used by politicians to build up their case, speeches are typically followed by transcripts, allowing for a revisiting of the linguistic blocks upon which the message they conveyed in the speech was built.
Using an online resource, The San Francisco Examiner explored the text of Mayor Ed Lee's 2014 State of the City address, decoding what language he used in the speech that was titled "Jobs, Housing and People: An Affordability Agenda for San Francisco’s Future."
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Of the subjects in the title of the address, the most used word was housing, which appeared 39 times during the speech.…
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