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RETORICA RAŢIONALULUI ŞI EMOŢIONALULUI ÎN DISCURSUL JUDICIAR
THE RHETORIC OF THE RATIONAL AND THE EMOTIONAL IN JUDICIAL DISCOURSE

Author(s): Lucia Cepraga, Andrei Nastas
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Civil Law, Methodology and research technology
Published by: Universul Juridic
Keywords: specialized language; judicial language; discourse; indictment; argumentation; communication; linguistic;

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to highlight the determining role of the indictment in the development of the lawyer's discursive skills, the efficiency of social and professional communication. Society is being continuously faced with various conflicts, some of which need to be resolved in court. The aim of the legal discourse is to demonstrate through linguistic and discursive skills the truth of the invoked theses. Therefore, there will always be parties that have opposing interests, interests that will be defended by specialized individuals who will seek to produce the most convincing arguments to win the case for the represented party. The study sheds light on the structural elements of an indictment, showcases the particularities of orality of legal discourse, highlights the importance of the quality of specialized language from a linguistic and logical perspective.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 12
  • Page Range: 38-49
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Romanian
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