Language and legal proceedings: analysing courtroom discourse in cameroon
Auteur :
Dissake, Endurence Midinette Koumassol
Éditeur :
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN :
9783030763480
Date de publication :
18 juin 2021
Dimensions :
21,0 x 14,8 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Suisse
In this study, the author makes use of Speech Act Theory and Interactional Sociolinguistics to analyse the speech acts of both legal professionals and lay litigants as observed in 37 legal cases, demonstrating how the use of exoglossic languages in a highly multilingual nation constitutes a serious issue.