Trump is a “unique” politician because he doesn’t speak like one, according to Jennifer Sclafani, an associate teaching professor in Georgetown University’s Department of Linguistics.

Trump’s language and tone were more “traditionally presidential” than in his previous speeches as a candidate and president, said linguist Jennifer Sclafani, an associate teaching professor ...

Jennifer Sclafani's analysis found Trump's presidential words are an extension of his style as an executive in the business world. Sclafani said Trump used "believe me" in 26 speeches ...

said Jennifer Sclafani, an assistant professor of applied linguistics at the University of Massachusetts Boston and the author of “Talking Donald Trump.” “Trump tends to remain at a very ...

Trump's critics have long criticized the Republican candidate for being incoherent. Jennifer Sclafani is a linguistics professor at Georgetown University, and she has been studying the language ...

The network asked Georgetown linguistics professor Jennifer Sclafani to study Trump’s remarks during the past three months. Sclafani said she found that Trump said “believe me” 26 times in ...

Trump also uses short verb phrases, which seem simplistic on their face, Sclafani said. She cited an example about immigration from the Feb. 25 Republican debate, in which Trump said: But ...

To make this material more accessible, Rebecca Harris and Jennifer Sclafani started Purple Politics, a website and political newsletter that hopes to "explain complicated current issues in terms ...

Jennifer Sclafani, a linguist at Georgetown University, says President Trump is a “unique” politician because he doesn’t speak like one.