Law and the language of identity [[electronic resource] ] : discourse in the William Kennedy Smith rape trial / / Gregory M. Matoesian

• Autore: Matoesian Gregory M
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2001
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (278 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.4408834; 340.014
• Soggetto topico: Trials (Rape) - Florida - Palm Beach; Rape - Psychological aspects; Conduct of court proceedings - United States; Semantics (Law); English language - United States - Discourse analysis
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-261) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Notes on Transcription; Introduction; 1 Overview of the William Kennedy Smith Rape Trial; I: REPETITION IN THE PATRIARCHAL ORDER; 2 Rhythms of Domination and the Gender of Inconsistency; 3 Poetics of Space, Direction, and Movement; II: INTERTEXTUALITY; 4 Intertextuality, Reported Speech, and Affect; 5 Production Media and Intertextual Authority in Reported Speech; III: THE CONSTRUCTION AND DECONSTRUCTION OF EXPERT IDENTITY; 6 The Grammaticalization of Participant Roles in the Constitution of Expert Identity; 7 Constructing Age Identity in Expert Testimony ; IV: LANGUAGE AND LEGAL CHANGE8 The Microdynamics of Legal Change; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W
• Sommario/riassunto: In this volume, Gregory Matoesian uses the notorious 1991 rape trial of William Kennedy Smith to provide an in-depth analysis of language use and its role in that specific trial, as well as in the law in general. The study covers such issues as gender, sexual identity and power.
• Titolo autorizzato: Law and the language of identity
• ISBN: 0-19-772195-8; 1-280-53009-X; 0-19-535261-0; 1-4294-0165-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784858303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II