Author(s): Dr. Lina Fathi Sidig

Abstract: This study aims to investigate the linguistic features and strategies used by Donald Trump in his verbal attacks during his presidential campaign. The study aims to investigate the quotes, either directly or indirectly. The objective is to determine the persuasive level of verbal abuse as a rhetorical device in contemporary political discourse. A comprehensive linguistic analysis of his speeches during his campaign trail is used to examine the effect of verbal attacks on the delivery of his campaign speech in the presidential campaign and how this kind of political action affects the field of politics or politicians, which remains the main area of interest.

Keywords: Linguistic features, Trump, insults, and verbal attacks.

Article Info: Received: 15 May 2024; Received in revised form: 12 Jun 2024; Accepted: 15 Jun 2024; Available online: 20 Jun 2024

DOI: 10.22161/ijels.93.70