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Publication details [#18180]
Conley, John M. and William M. O'Barr. 1998. Just words: Law, language, and power. University of Chicago Press. xi + 168 pp.
Publication type
Book – monograph
Publication language
English
ISBN
0-226-11487-2
Annotation
This book documents how power is constructed linguistically in the practice and application of the law. Key publications on language and law studies are reviewed, with a focus on discourse studies. A central theme is patriarchy in law.
