Dueling discourses : the construction of reality in closing arguments /

This book is an important step forward in our understanding of courtroom discourse as it presents an analysis of closing arguments that has not previously been undertaken in such detail. Additionally, because previous research on all genres of discourse has tended to examine exclusion/inclusion and...

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Main Author:	Felton Rosulek, Laura (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Series:	Oxford studies in language and law.
Subjects:	Summation (Law) > United States. Forensic oratory. Trial practice > United States. Résumés des débats (Droit) > États-Unis. Éloquence judiciaire. Procédure relative au procès > États-Unis. Linguistics. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES. Courts. LAW. Forensic oratory Summation (Law) Trial practice United States Electronic books.
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Summary:	This book is an important step forward in our understanding of courtroom discourse as it presents an analysis of closing arguments that has not previously been undertaken in such detail. Additionally, because previous research on all genres of discourse has tended to examine exclusion/inclusion and de-emphasis/emphasis as separate issues, rather than as steps on a continuum, and because this analysis demonstrates the ubiquity of these phenomena, this book has vital insights for the general field of discourse analysis.
Physical Description:	1 online resource
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780190203351 0190203358