Martin Wengeler

Prof. Dr. Martin Wengeler is a leading scholar in German Linguistics at the University of Trier. His work bridges political linguistics, discourse analysis, and cultural studies, focusing on the interplay between language, ideology, and societal change.

• Research Focus: German language history post-1945, argumentation analysis, political keywords, linguistic discourse history.
• Projects: Leads the DFG-funded Controversial Discourses project (2022–2026), analyzing public debates since 1990.

Notable Contributions include co-developing historical discourse semantics and pioneering discourse-oriented argumentation analysis. His publications span monographs, edited volumes, and over 150 peer-reviewed essays.

Collaborative Work emphasizes interdisciplinary methodologies, particularly the intersection of qualitative analysis and digital discourse analysis through projects like the MS Wissenschaft exhibition on freedom narratives in political language.