THE POWER OF QUESTIONING: A CASE STUDY OF COURTROOM DISCOURSE
THE POWER OF QUESTIONING: A CASE STUDY OF
COURTROOM DISCOURSE
Author(s): Tatiana TkačukováSubject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Pragmatics
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: institutional discourse; courtroom discourse; cross-examination; discursive resources; pragmatic strategies; power; closed questions; open questions;
Summary/Abstract: The article discusses linguistic approaches to power and deals with question-answer types of interaction in institutional discourse. The main focus is on discursive tools available to participants with an institutional status and the way these powerful participants restrict their interlocutors through questioning. The article starts with introducing general principles applicable to all institutional discourse types; it then proceeds to demonstrating these principles on a detailed analysis of several extracts from courtroom discourse.
Journal: Discourse and Interaction
- Issue Year: 3/2010
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 49-61
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English
