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Publication details [#11898]

Dale, Andrew, Anne Davies and Li Wei. 1997. Developing a Typology of Rapists' Speech. Journal of Pragmatics 27 (5) : 653–669. 17 pp.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

discourse strategy | forensic linguistics | rape

Place, Publisher

Elsevier

ISBN

0378-2166

Journal WWW

www.sciencedirect.com/web-editions

Annotation

A three-phase typology of discourse strategies used by rape offenders is presented. For each phase, the relevant strategies are discussed. It is noted that perception of the victim's status and relative power influences the rapist's choice of discourse strategy.