Dueling Discourses - The Construction of Reality in Closing Arguments

Zusatztext Dueling Discourses is remarkably clear, systematic, and rigorous. Informationen zum Autor Laura Felton Rosulek received her PhD from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She has taught courses at the University of Montana and Oregon State University. Her research specializations are in sociolinguistics and discourse analysis (particularly Critical Discourse Analysis). Klappentext Dueling Discourses offers qualitative and quantitative analyses of the linguistic and discursive forms utilized by opposing lawyers in their closing arguments during criminal trials. Zusammenfassung Dueling Discourses offers qualitative and quantitative analyses of the linguistic and discursive forms utilized by opposing lawyers in their closing arguments during criminal trials. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. The Theoretical Framework Chapter 3. The Defendants Chapter 4. The Victims Chapter 5. The Jurors Chapter 6. The Lawyers Chapter 7. The Big Picture Bibliography

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• Authors: Laura Felton Rosulek, Laura (Adjunct Professor of Lingui Felton Rosulek, Laura (Adjunct Professor of Linguistics Felton Rosulek, Felton Rosulek Laura
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.01.2015
• EAN: 9780199337613
• ISBN: 978-0-19-933761-3
• No. of pages: 248
• Series: Oxford Studies in Language and Law; Oxford Studies in Language and
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; Linguistics, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, LAW / Legal Profession, Sociolinguistics, Legal profession: general, Legal profession / practice of law: general