When Words Trump Politics Resisting a Hostile Regime of Language

"This is no ordinary time for language and politics, but Adam Hodges successfully marshals his considerable expertise in linguistic anthropology to bring insight into a political discourse that is often presented by journalists and pundits without this useful framework. Trumpian discourse is overrepresented and yet underanalyzed, and this book highlights the special need to attend to the subversive, anti-democratic use of language Trump has modeled."-Paul V. Kroskrity, University of California, Los Angeles "When Words Trump Politics is a thoroughly insightful account of the president's rhetorical collusion with the dark strains of American public life-its racism, hypernationalism, xenophobia-and his systematic obstructions of truth. When the histories of the political language of this era are written, Hodges' book will be a seminal point of reference."-Geoff Nunberg, University of California, Berkeley "Hodges' book brings together many valuable insights from linguistics and philosophy, offering a quick and rewarding read. Highly recommended!"-David Lanius, Journal of Language and Politics