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"I'm sorry for what I've done" : the language of courtroom apologies



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Autore: Gruber M. Catherine Visualizza persona
Titolo: "I'm sorry for what I've done" : the language of courtroom apologies Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Disciplina: 345.73/04
Soggetto topico: Defense (Criminal procedure) - Discourse analysis - United States
Confession (Law) - United States
Extenuating circumstances - United States
Apologizing - United States
Linguistic analysis (Linguistics)
English language
Law - U.S
Law, Politics & Government
Criminal Law & Procedure - U.S
Soggetto non controllato: Defendants courtroom apologies
Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- Apologies and courtroom apologies -- The context of federal sentencing hearings -- What defendants say in response to their offenses -- Defendants talk about the past, the future, and the present: mitigation, future behavior, and the sentence -- Broad features of defendants' allocutions -- Conclusions.
Sommario/riassunto: Gruber examines 52 apologetic allocutions produced during federal sentencing hearings. Defendants raised the topics of the offence, mitigation, future behaviour, and the sentence in diverse ways, and this book explores the pros and cons associated with different forms.
Altri titoli varianti: I'm sorry for what I've done
“I’m Sorry for What I’ve Done”
"I'm sorry for what I've done"
Oxford studies in language and law
Titolo autorizzato: "I'm sorry for what I've done" : the language of courtroom apologies  Visualizza cluster
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910154339603321
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Serie: Oxford studies in language and law.