Language of defendants in the 17 th -century english courtroom, the: a socio-pragmatic analysis of the prisoners’ interactional role and representation
Auteur :
Cecconi, Elisabetta
Éditeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
ISBN :
9783034311106
Date de publication :
30 mars 2012
Dimensions :
21,0 x 14,8 cm
Poids :
310 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Suisse
Analyses defence system in 17th-century English courtroom and sees how defendants attempted to construct their discourse identity and articulate their defence in arraignment section and in evidence phase of trial. This book draws on a variety of trial texts: from high treason to religious subversion, from murder to felony and misdemeanour.