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Publication details [#14922]

Matoesian, Gregory M. 1999. The grammaticalization of participant roles in the constitution of expert identity. Language in Society 28 (4) : 491–521.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

contextualization | footing | identity construction | legalese

Place, Publisher

Cambridge University Press

ISBN

0047-4045

Journal WWW

journals.cambridge.org/

Annotation

This study explores the discursive construction of an expert identity in a trial cross-examination. It is documented how the courtroom interaction between the prosecutor and the defendant (a physician) contextualizes an expert identity.