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Publication details [#22892]

Mertz, Elizabeth. 1988. Consensus and dissent in U.S. legal opinions: narrative structure and social voices. Anthropological Linguistics 30 (3-4) : 369–394.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
jurisprudence | narrative

Annotation

M. approaches legal opinions provided by U.S. courts as narratives, as attempts at semiotic mediation of major social conflicts.