Author Description

Introduction: Language, Power And Control In Courtroom Discourse / Anne Wagner And Le Cheng -- Understanding Courtroom Communication Through Cultural Scripts / Kim Mccaul -- Witnesses On Trial: Address And Referring Terms In U.s. Cases / Sarah Dettenwanger -- (false) Confessions Become Compelling At Trial / Gillian Grebler -- The Role Of Metadiscourse In Counsels' Questions / Silvia Cavalieri -- Constructing Legal Narratives: Client-lawyer's Stories / Flora Di Donato -- Some Uses Of Magical Images In Law / Christine A. Corcos -- The Construction Of Admissions Of Fault Through American Rules Of Evidence: Speech, Silence, And Significance In The Legal Creation Of Liability / Janet Ainsworth -- The Construction Of Truth In Legal Decision-making / Petrina Schiavi -- Hidden Penalties Faced By Non-english Speakers In The Uk Criminal Justice System: An Interpreting Perspective / Roxana Rycroft -- Language Alternation In Kenyan And Malaysian Courts / Richard Powell And Maya David -- Place Of Arbitration In Online Proceedings As A Simulacrum / Joanna Jemielniak. Edited By Anne Wagner And Le Cheng. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.