| Description |
xxix, 373 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm |
| Series |
Law, society, and policy ; v. 5 |
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Law, society, and policy ; v. 5
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| Contents |
Pt. I. Introduction -- Ch. 1. The study of language in the judicial process / Judith N. Levi -- Pt. II. Analyzing language in legal settings -- Ch. 2. Strategies in the contest between lawyer and witness in cross-examination / Paul Drew -- Ch. 3. Narratives and narrative structure in plea bargaining / Douglas W. Maynard -- Ch. 4. Litigant satisfaction versus legal adequacy in small claims court narratives / William M. O'Barr and John M. Conley -- Ch. 5. Legal realism in lawyer-client communication / Austin Sarat and William L.F. Felstiner -- Pt. III. Transforming language in legal proceedings -- Ch. 6. Bilingual court proceedings: the role of court interpreter / Susan Berk-Seligson -- Ch. 7. Language at work in the law: the customs, conventions, and appellate consequences of court reporting / Anne Graffam Walker -- Pt. IV. Construing language for legal purposes -- Ch. 8. Linguistic analysis of conversation as evidence regarding the interpretation of speech events / Georgia M. Green -- Ch. 9. On the use of social conversation as evidence in a court of law / Ellen F. Prince -- Ch. 10. Language and cognition in products liability / Michael G. Johnson -- Ch. 11. Adequacy of cigarette package warnings: an analysis of adequacy of federally mandated cigarette package warnings / Bethany K. Dumas -- Epilogue: where do we go from here? / Anne Graffam Walker |
| Analysis |
Law Terminology |
| Notes |
"This volume has its origins in the Conference on Language in the Judicial Process held at Georgetown University in July 1985"--Pref |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Subject |
Law -- Language.
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| Author |
Levi, Judith N., editor
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Walker, Anne Graffam, editor
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Georgetown University.
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Conference on Language in the Judicial Process (1985 : Georgetown University)
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| LC no. |
90045119 |
| ISBN |
0306435519 (hbk.) |
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1489937218 |
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9781489937216 (paperback) |
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