Language in the Trump Era: Scandals and Emergencies

ISBN-13: 9781108745031 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 300 str.

Janet McIntosh; Norma Mendoza-Denton

Opis

Trump has used words to fragment and scandalize the world. This accessible book offers a fascinating insight into Trump's presidency, by investigating and illuminating various distinctive features of his discourse. Using many real-life examples, it is an ideal introduction to the interplay of language and politics for non-specialists.

Recenzje

'Overall, the book provides fascinating insight into the language of Trump and would be of interest to postgraduate students, scholars/researchers in linguistics, as well as the broader social sciences and/or those who are interested in understanding the discursive features of one of the world's most controversial presidents.' Neda Salashour, Language in Society

Spis treści

Introduction: A Linguistic Emergency Janet McIntosh; Part I. Dividing the American Public: 1. Part I Introduction: 'Ask the Gays': How to Use Language to Fragment and Redefine the Public Sphere Norma Mendoza-Denton; 2. The Significance of Trump's Incoherence James Slotta; 3. “Get 'Em Out!”: The Meaning of Ejecting Protestors Jack Sidnell; 4. Crybabies and Snowflakes Janet McIntosh; Part II. Performance and Falsehood: 5. Part II Introduction: The Show Must Go On: Hyperbole and Falsehood in Trump's Performance Norma Mendoza-Denton; 6. Trump's Comedic Gestures as Political Weapon Donna M. Goldstein, Kira Hall, and Matthew Bruce Ingram; 7. 45 as a Bullshit Artist: Straining for Charisma Marco Jacquemet; 8. Plausible Deniability Adam Hodges; Part III. The Interactive Making of the Trumpian World: 9. Part III Introduction: Collusion: On Playing Along with the President Janet McIntosh; 10. Banter, Male Bonding, and the Language of Donald Trump Deborah Cameron; 11. On Social Routines and That Access Hollywood Bus Bruce Mannheim; 12. 'Cocked and Loaded': Trump and the Gendered Discourse of National Security Carol Cohn; 13. Evaluator in Chief Brion van Over; 14. Fake Alignments Sylvia Sierra and Natasha Shrikant; Part IV. Language, White Nationalism, and International Responses to Trump: 15. Part IV Introduction: Language and Trump's White Nationalist Strongman Politics Janet McIntosh; 16. 'Perfect English' and White Supremacy H. Samy Alim and Geneva Smitherman; 17. Making our Nation Fear the Powerless Otto Santa Ana, Marco Antonio Juárez, Magaly Reséndez, John Hernández, Oscar Gaytán, Kimberly Cerón, Celeste Gómez, and Roberto Solís; 18. We Latin Americans Know a Messianic Autocrat When We See One Norma Mendoza-Denton; 19. Rejoinders from the Shithole Quentin Williams; 20. Muslim Enemies, Rich Arab Friends Aomar Boum.