The present study is concerned with pragma-stylistically analyzing Trump's tweets. It aims at investigating the use and frequencies of the pragmatic components, namely, speech acts, politeness and impoliteness strategies, Grice's maxims and referring expressions, which are utilized by Trump in his tweets in 2018. Both linguistic and nonlinguistic factors are taken into consideration when approaching the tweets under scrutinizing. An eclectic model is proposed by the study to conduct a qualitative pragma-stylistic analysis. Frequencies and percentages are also utilized to describe the results quantitatively. The findings of the analysis indicate that the pragmatic components which are frequently employed by Trump are representative speech acts, positive politeness strategies, positive impoliteness strategies, flouting the maxim of quality and definite expressions.
Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)
- Abstract
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Literature Review
- 2.1 Pragma-stylistics
- 2.2 Twitter
- 2.3 Grice's Maxims and implicature
- 2.4 Politeness
- 3. Data Analysis
- 4. Discussion of the results
- 5. Conclusions
- References
Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)
The main objective of this study is to analyze Donald Trump's tweets from 2018 through a pragma-stylistic lens, exploring the pragmatic components like speech acts, politeness and impoliteness strategies, Grice's maxims, and referring expressions.
- Investigate the frequency and use of pragmatic components in Trump's tweets
- Analyze the stylistic effects of these pragmatic components
- Explore the role of Twitter as a platform for political communication
- Examine the application of Grice's maxims and the concept of implicature in Trump's communication style
- Investigate the politeness strategies employed by Trump in his tweets
Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)
- Abstract: This chapter provides a concise overview of the study's goals, methods, and findings. It highlights the focus on analyzing Trump's tweets using pragma-stylistic methods.
- Introduction: This chapter introduces the study by discussing the significance of Twitter in contemporary political communication, particularly in relation to Trump's political discourse. It outlines the study's aims and methodology, emphasizing the use of pragma-stylistic analysis.
- Literature Review: This chapter provides a comprehensive overview of relevant theoretical frameworks, focusing on pragma-stylistics, the role of Twitter in political discourse, Grice's maxims and implicature, and the concept of politeness in communication.
- Data Analysis: This chapter presents a detailed analysis of Trump's tweets, exploring the specific pragmatic components employed and their stylistic effects. It provides a qualitative and quantitative assessment of the data.
Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)
This study focuses on pragma-stylistics, Twitter, Donald Trump, political communication, speech acts, politeness strategies, impoliteness strategies, Grice's maxims, referring expressions, stylistic effects, and qualitative and quantitative analysis.
- Quote paper
- Prof. Dr. Ahmed Mubarak (Author), Rasha Ali Alubeidi (Author), 2021, A Pragma-stylistic Study of Trump's Tweets in 2018, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/1019812
