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Law and the Language of Identity: Discourse in the William Kennedy Smith Rape Trial
Contributor(s): Matoesian, Gregory M. (Author)

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 ISBN: 0195123301     ISBN-13: 9780195123302
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
OUR PRICE: $136.50  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2001
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Annotation: 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. He draws on the fields of conversation analysis, ethnomethodology, linguistic
anthropology and social theory to show how language practices shape--and are shaped by--culture and the law, particularly in the social construction of rape as a legal fact. This analysis examines linguistic strategies from both defense and prosecutorial viewpoints, and how they relate to issues of
gender, sexual identity, and power.
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BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Semantics
- Law | Criminal Procedure
- Social Science
Dewey: 306.440
LCCN: 00059813
Lexile Measure: 1650(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6" W x 9" L (0.91 lbs) 280 pages
Features: Bibliography, Index
 
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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. He draws on the fields of conversation analysis, ethnomethodology, linguistic
anthropology and social theory to show how language practices shape--and are shaped by--culture and the law, particularly in the social construction of rape as a legal fact. This analysis examines linguistic strategies from both defense and prosecutorial viewpoints, and how they relate to issues of
gender, sexual identity, and power.
 
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