Title: Discursive Constructions of Consent in the Legal Process
Description: Experts in linguistics and law use diverse theoretical and analytical approaches to demonstrate the complex ways in which language is used to seek, steer, give, or withhold consent in a range of legal contexts. The book illuminates problematic issues in legal practices and procedures that may otherwise be uncritically accepted.
Subjects: English language, discourse analysis, Consent (law), Discourse analysis, Language, English language