THE DONALD: A LINGUIST’S DREAM.
DONALD TRUMP REDEFINES THE POLITICAL LEXICON
After years of complaining their politicians had become scripted robots, U.S. voters were suddenly presented with a candidate who is a linguist’s dream. Donald Trump spouts words, expressions and intonations used by no other would-be president in modern U.S. history. Tristin Hopper gives a by-no-means comprehensive summary of the Republican’s language anomalies.