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Publication details [#12100]
Matoesian, Gregory M. 1998. Discursive hegemony in the Kennedy Smith rape trial: Evidence of an age graded allusion in expert testimony. Pragmatics 8 (1) : 3–19. 
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
Place, Publisher
International Pragmatics Association
ISBN
1018-2101
Journal DOI
10.1075/prag
Annotation
Discourse strategies for the construction, mediation and undermining of courtroom witnesses as scientific experts are detailed. It is found that the prosecution's questioning techniques altered the jury's perception of the witness.