Talking Donald Trump : a sociolinguistic study of style, metadiscourse, and political identity /

"Talking Donald Trump examines the language of Donald Trump's presidential campaign from the perspective of sociocultural linguistics. This book offers an insight into the many stages of Trump's political career, from his initial campaign for the Republican nomination, up to his presi...

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Main Authors: Sclafani, Jennifer
Published: Routledge,
Publisher Address: Abingdon, Oxon :
Publication Dates: 2018.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Routledge focus on public relations
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Summary: "Talking Donald Trump examines the language of Donald Trump's presidential campaign from the perspective of sociocultural linguistics. This book offers an insight into the many stages of Trump's political career, from his initial campaign for the Republican nomination, up to his presidency. Drawing from speeches, debates, and interviews, as well as parodies and public reactions to his language, Sclafani explores how Trump's language has produced such polarized reactions among the electorate. In analyzing the linguistic construction of Donald Trump's political identity, Sclafani's incisive st
Item Description: "Routledge Focus"--Front cover.
Carrier Form: vii, 106 pages : illustrations, tables ; 23 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 91-101) and index.
ISBN: 1138244503
9781138244504
Index Number: E913
CLC: D771.209
Call Number: D771.209/S419
Contents: Language and political identity -- Trump's idiolect : discourse-marking devices -- Trump's idiolect : interactional devices -- Parodies of Trump as metadiscourse -- The sociolinguistic co-construction of political identity.