This volume presents a combination of practical, empirical research data and theoretical reflection to provide a comparative view of language and discourse in the courtroom. The work explores how the various disciplines of law and linguistics can help us understand the nature of "Power and Control" - both oral and written - and how it might be clarified to unravel linguistic representation of legal reality. It presents and examines the most recent research and theories at national and international levels. The book represents a valuable contribution to the study and analysis of courtroom discourse and courtroom cultures more generally. It will be of interest to students and researchers working in the areas of language and law, legal theory, interpretation, and semiotics of law.
| ISBN: | 9781409423478 |
| Publication date: | 13th July 2011 |
| Author: | Anne Wagner, Le Cheng |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 267 pages |
| Series: | Law, Language and Communication |
| Genres: |
Society and culture: general Crime and criminology Methods, theory and philosophy of law Comparative law Criminal law: procedure and offences Social law and Medical law |