| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 372 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Pragmatics & beyond,
0922-842X ;
new ser., v. 135
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Pragmatics & beyond ; new ser., v. 135.
0922-842X
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| Note |
Originally presented as the author's thesis. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-364) and indexes. |
| Contents |
Questions and Answers in the English Courtroom (1640-1760); Editorial page; Title page; LCC Data; Table of contents; Preface; List of tables and figures; 1. Investigating the English historical courtroom; 2. The characteristics of questions and answers; 3. Questioning procedures in courtrooms; 4. A systematic approach to context identification and analysis; 5. Questions in the historical courtroom (1640-1760); 6. Interactional intent of participants' utterances; 7. Judicial examiners' questioning strategies; 8. Lawyers' questioning strategies (1640-1760); 9. Defendants' strategies (1640-1760). |
| Summary |
This book belongs to the rapidly growing field of historical pragmatics. More specifically, it aims to lend definition to the area of historical sociopragmatics. It seeks to enhance our understanding of the language of the historical courtroom by documenting changes to the discursive roles of the most active participant groups of the English courtroom (e.g. the judges, lawyers, witnesses and defendants) in the period 1640-1760. Although the primary focus is on questions and answers, this book also analyses the use of eliciting and non-eliciting devices (e.g. requests and commands) as a means o. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Examination of witnesses -- England -- History -- 18th century.
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Examination of witnesses. |
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England. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
18th century |
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1600-1799 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Archer, Dawn. Questions and answers in the English courtroom (1640-1760). Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub., ©2005 9027253781 9789027253781 (DLC) 2005046003 (OCoLC)58546165 |
| ISBN |
9789027294432 (electronic book) |
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9027294437 (electronic book) |
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9027253781 (Eur.) |
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1588116360 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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9789027253781 |
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