Polish vs. American Courtroom Discourse [electronic resource] : Inquisitorial and Adversarial Procedures of Witness Examination in Criminal Trials /
Bednarek, G.author.
Polish vs. American Courtroom Discourse brings together the fields of discourse analysis and socio-legal studies to identify, illustrate and explain the cross-cultural similarities and disparities between the inquisitorial and adversarial procedures of witness examination in criminal trials.
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Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Explorations of Courtroom Discourse; Introduction; 1.1 Major objective of the book and rationale for research into courtroom discourse; Introduction; 1.2 A concise overview of the research dedicated to courtroom discourse and what distinguishes the present study from the prior contributions; 1.3 Interdisciplinarity of the research and key concepts
1.4 The general perspective of the study, the origin of the data and justification for the methodology applied in the current researchConclusions; 2 American Courtroom Discourse; Introduction; 2.1 The ethnography of communication approach to American courtroom discourse; 2.1.1 The setting of the O.J. Simpson trial; 2.1.1.1 The origins, historical development and nature of the United States legal system; 2.1.1.2 The United States court system; 2.1.1.3 The venue of the O.J. Simpson trial; 2.1.2 Participants in the O.J. Simpson trial; 2.1.2.1 Judge; 2.1.2.2 Attorneys for the prosecution
2.1.2.3 Attorneys for the defense2.1.2.4 The jury; 2.1.2.5 Victims; 2.1.2.6 Defendant; 2.1.2.7 Witnesses; 2.1.3 Ends; 2.1.4 Act sequence; 2.1.5 Key; 2.1.6 Instrumentalities; 2.1.7 Norms of interaction; 2.1.8 Genres; 2.2 The conversation analysis approach to American courtroom discourse; 2.2.1 Qualitative analysis of question-and-answer adjacency pairs in reconstruction of the story in the light of the testimony of prosecution witnesses; 2.2.1.1 The testimony of Ron Shipp, friend of O.J. Simpson and Nicole Brown Simpson
2.2.2 Qualitative analysis of question-and-answer adjacency pairs in reconstruction of the story in the light of the testimony of defense witnesses2.2.2.1 The testimony of Dr Robert Huizenga, O.J. Simpson's doctor; 2.2.3 Courtroom interaction and the social roles of the participants in the O.J. Simpson trial under the American common law legal system; 2.2.4 Quantitative analysis of various types of questions and their tactical employment to elicit testimony in the O.J. Simpson trial; 2.3 Pragmatic aspects of American courtroom discourse
2.3.1 Grice's co-operative principle in the O.J. Simpson criminal trial: the degree of observance and flouting2.3.2 Assorted speech acts in the O.J. Simpson criminal trial; Conclusions; 3 Polish Courtroom Discourse; Introduction; 3.1 The ethnography of communication approach to Polish courtroom discourse; 3.1.1 Setting; 3.1.1.1 The origins, historical development and nature of Poland's legal system; 3.1.1.2 Poland's court system; 3.1.1.3 The venue of the Polish criminal trial; 3.1.2 Participants; 3.1.2.1 Judge; 3.1.2.2 Attorney for the prosecution; 3.1.2.3 Attorney for the defense
3.1.2.4 Lay assessors
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Polish vs. American Courtroom Discourse brings together the fields of discourse analysis and socio-legal studies to identify, illustrate and explain the cross-cultural similarities and disparities between the inquisitorial and adversarial procedures of witness examination in criminal trials.
Sociolinguistics.
Corrections.
Punishment.
Translation and interpretation.
Discourse analysis.
Literature—Translations.
Law.
Sociolinguistics.
Prison and Punishment.
Translation.
Discourse Analysis.
Translation Studies.
Law, general.