The Language of Jury Trial: A Corpus-Aided Analysis of Legal-Lay Discourse
Author:   C. Heffer
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2005
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9781349521371


Pages:   253
Publication Date:   01 January 2005
Format:   Paperback
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The Language of Jury Trial: A Corpus-Aided Analysis of Legal-Lay Discourse


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Drawing on representative corpora of transcripts from over 100 English criminal jury trials, this stimulating new book explores the nature of 'legal-lay discourse', or the language used by legal professionals before lay juries. Careful analyses of genres such as witness examination and the judge's summing-up reveal a strategic tension between a desire to persuade the jury and the need to conform to legal constraints. The book also suggests ways of managing this tension linguistically to help, not hinder, the jury.

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Author:   C. Heffer
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2005
Weight:   0.355kg
ISBN:  

9781349521371


ISBN 10:   134952137
Pages:   253
Publication Date:   01 January 2005
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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CHRIS HEFFER is a lecturer in the Centre for Language and Communication Research at Cardiff University, Wales, where he teaches forensic linguistics and language and culture.

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