Polarization in Trump's tweets : a critical discourse analysis study

Abstract EN

The current study seeks to shed.

light on the strategy of polarization and investigate the macro-strategies and micro strategies that former U.S.

President Donald Trump employs in his tweets.

This study develops an amalgam data analysis model that integrates two models, Van Dijk (2000 : 51-84) and Masroor et al (2019 : 6-10).

The study is limited to analyze the tweets directed against immigration policies adopted by Trump's opponents.

Through the analysis, the study reveals that Trump employs four macro-strategies, two of them are in terms of positive self-representation : "the self is personification of Goodness" and "the self is the only nation's hope".

The other two are in terms of negative other representation : "the other is disloyal to our country" and "the other lacks credibility".

These four macro-strategies are realized by the employment of seven micro strategies : lexicalization, yperbole, modality, number game, consensus, metaphor, and irony.