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SCIENTIFIC WORK - 2026
A Linguostylistic Analysis of Trump’s Spontaneous Foreign-Policy Remarks During the Merz Meeting: A Case Study
Hasan Alisoy1* , Ilhama Mammadova1 , Yasin Babazade1 ,
Zarifa Sadigzade1 , Elnaz Aliyeva1
Abstract. This article presents a case study examining the linguostylistic features of Donald Trump’s spontaneous foreign-policy remarks during his Oval Office meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on March 3, 2026. The meeting addressed sensitive topics, including Iran, trade, NATO burden-sharing, and relations with European allies, making it a substantive example of contemporary presidential political discourse. Employing qualitative discourse analysis and linguostylistic interpretation within a single-text case study design, the study identifies the main stylistic devices observed in Trump’s remarks, including evaluative vocabulary, repetition, contrast, intensification, colloquialism, threat rhetoric, parallelism, and metaphor. Particular attention is given to the Spain-related segment, where evaluative language, binary opposition, and coercive framing co-occur. The analysis indicates that Trump’s spontaneous discourse is characterized by emotional directness, simplified syntactic organization, and strong persuasive framing. Unlike scripted presidential speeches, these remarks exhibit a more immediate and interactional rhetorical style, yet they appear to perform identifiable ideological and strategic functions. As a single-case analysis, the findings are not intended to be generalized beyond the analyzed text; rather, the study contributes to a growing body of research suggesting that spontaneous presidential discourse warrants focused scholarly attention for its capacity to reveal how stylistic choices operate in real-time political communication.
Keywords: political discourse, linguostylistics, Donald Trump, foreign-policy rhetoric, stylistic devices, case study
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