The pragmatic functions of ‘respect’ in lawyers' courtroom discourse: A case study of Brexit hearings

Wright, David; Robson, Jeremy; Murray-Edwards, Helen; Braber, Natalie

doi:10.1016/j.pragma.2021.10.028

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“…However, we are still left with the question of why the ritual should be observed in the first placethat is, why speakers declare their respect when they are in agreement and, on the face of it, no offence has been committed. Wright et al (2022) provide an interesting clue, commenting on the use of respectfully by the barrister Lord Pannick: 'the source of the potential face-threat here, which is mitigated by respect*, [7] is not what Pannick is saying to the court, but more likely that he is saying it at all' (Wright et al, 2022: 10, italics added). In other words, any evaluative comment is a transgression of sorts, and respectfully serves as a general sign of deference.…”

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Corpus-Assisted Discourse Studies

Gillings

Mautner

Baker

2023

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The breadth and spread of corpus-assisted discourse studies (CADS) indicate its usefulness for exploring language use within a social context. However, its theoretical foundations, limitations, and epistemological implications must be considered so that we can adjust our research designs accordingly. This Element offers a compact guide to which corpus linguistic tools are available and how they can contribute to finding out more about discourse. It will appeal to researchers both new and experienced, within the CADS community and beyond.

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Corpus-Assisted Discourse Studies

Gillings

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Baker

2023

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“…Although many studies address this topic, the author highlights only a few of them in this introduction. For example, a study on the language of lawyer looks at the case of R versus State Secretary in terms of the word respect used by the primary advocates in the High Court and Supreme Court trials [1]. Different from this study, another one is concerned with the ways in which the non-professional participants of the trial deal with the courtroom communication process [2].…”

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Language and Communication: Johnnie L. Cochran’s Poetic Language as a Strategic Way in Courtroom Communication

Supardi

2023

Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Social Sciences, ICONESS 2023, 22-23 July 2023, Purwokerto, Central Java, In

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Language and communication are two different fields, but people have used them in various contexts. In courtroom, for example, a lawyer uses language to communicate the case at trial. Although many studies have addressed the language use in the courtroom communication, how language has power in the courtroom communication still has little attention. Therefore, this study aims to reveal how a lawyer's language becomes powerful in the courtroom communication. To meet this purpose, it discusses Johnnie L. Cochran's poetic language in his closing argument he delivered at the trial of O.J Simpson in 1995. In this discussion, the study focuses on three questions such as "which of Johnnie L. Cochran's sentences in his closing argument are considered as poetic language?", "how do the sentences of Johnnie L. Cochran become poetic?", and "why did Johnnie L. Cochran use the poetic language?". To answer these questions, the data were collected from the transcripts of Johnnie L. Cochran's closing argument obtained from http://simpson.walraven.org/sep27.html. In addition, the researcher analyzed the collected data using the analysis model of Miles and Huberman and thematic analysis. The results showed that with the use of repetition and rhyme in his closing argument, Johnnie Cochran succeeded in persuading the jury to acquit O.J Simpson of murder charges.

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Am I trolling?: A CA-informed approach to Gangjing in a Chinese online forum

Xia

Wang

2022

Discourse, Context & Media

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The pragmatic functions of ‘respect’ in lawyers' courtroom discourse: A case study of Brexit hearings

Cited by 6 publications

References 32 publications

Corpus-Assisted Discourse Studies

Corpus-Assisted Discourse Studies

Language and Communication: Johnnie L. Cochran’s Poetic Language as a Strategic Way in Courtroom Communication

Am I trolling?: A CA-informed approach to Gangjing in a Chinese online forum

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