Courtroom talk and neocolonial control

Eades, Diana 1953- (Author).

Summary: The book uses critical sociolinguistic analysis to examine the social consequences of courtroom talk. The focus of the study is the cross-examination of three Australian Aboriginal boys who were prosecution witnesses in the case of six police officers charged with their abduction. The analysis reveals how the language mechanisms allowed by courtroom rules of evidence serve to legitimize neocolonial control over Indigenous people. In the propositions and assertions made in cross-examination, and their adoption by judicial decision-makers, the three boys were constructed not as victims of police.

Record details

ISBN: 6613428639
ISBN: 9786613428639
ISBN: 9781283428637
ISBN: 1283428636
ISBN: 9783110204834
ISBN: 3110204835
ISBN: 9783110204827
ISBN: 3110204827
ISBN: 3110208326
ISBN: 9783110208320
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 389 pages)
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Publisher: Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, 2008.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-378) and indexes.
Formatted Contents Note:	Setting the theoretical scene -- The societal and institutional struggle -- Features of Aboriginal English communicative style -- Lexical strategies -- Linguistic mechanisms for identity construction -- Absolutely no regard whatsoever for law and order : David -- More court appearances than some solicitors : Albert -- Not a person to be overborne: Barry -- No fear of the police : closing the Pinkenba case -- Developments since the Pinkenba case -- The power of courtroom talk.
Restrictions on Access Note:	NLC staff and students only.
Language Note:	In English.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.