Practicing Linguistics Without a License: Multimodal Oratory in Legal Performance (Foundations in Language and Law [FLL], 9)

Practicing Linguistics Without a License: Multimodal Oratory in Legal Performance (Foundations in Language and Law [FLL], 9)
by: Gregory Matoesian (Author),Kristin Enola Gilbert(Author)
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Edition: 1st
Publication Date: 2023/5/22
Language: English
Print Length: 190 pages
ISBN-10: 3111023524
ISBN-13: 9783111023526
Book Description
This book analyzes the complex interplay between gesture, speech and other modal resources (e.g., gaze, facial expression, motion) during the presentation of evidence and interpretation of testimony in court. By analyzing recordings of a well-known rape trial, the authors reveal how multimodal oratory contributes to forensic linguistics and gesture studies, and how it helps understand recent policy recommendations for reforming the rape trial.
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This book analyzes the complex interplay between gesture, speech and other modal resources (e.g., gaze, facial expression, motion) during the presentation of evidence and interpretation of testimony in court. By analyzing recordings of a well-known rape trial, the authors reveal how multimodal oratory contributes to forensic linguistics and gesture studies, and how it helps understand recent policy recommendations for reforming the rape trial. Read more