On January 20, 2017, Republican candidate Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States. The run-up to this inauguration was marked by unusually hostile political rhetoric. For many, this linguistic divisiveness was fodder for the post-election surge in physical and verbal aggression. Using a mixed-method approach that combines actuarial and speech act assessment, this study examines 30 Anonymous Threatening Communications sent during the US presidential election for the presence and prevalence of (para)linguistic features associated with verbal and physical threat. The article argues for more forensic linguistic research into mainstream producers and consumers of hate-filled political rhetoric.

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仇恨之后：对 2016 年美国总统大选期间发送的匿名威胁通信的混合方法分析

2017年1月20日，共和党候选人唐纳德·J·特朗普宣誓就任美国第45任总统。这次就职典礼的筹备阶段以异常敌对的政治言论为标志。对许多人来说，这种语言上的分歧是选举后身体和言语攻击激增的诱因。本研究使用结合精算和言语行为评估的混合方法，检查了在美国总统大选期间发送的 30 份匿名威胁通信，以了解与言语和身体威胁相关的（副）语言特征的存在和普遍性。这篇文章主张对充满仇恨的政治言论的主流生产者和消费者进行更多的法医语言研究。