Publications

Publication details [#51304]

Liao, Meizhen. 2009. A study of interruption in Chinese criminal courtroom discourse. Text & Talk 29 (2) : 175–199.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

courtroom conversation | crime | interruption | language and culture | legalese

Language as a subject

Chinese | English, American

Place, Publisher

De Gruyter

Journal WWW

www.degruyter.com/journal/key/TEXT/html

Annotation

This study explores (number, functions, causes, and distribution of) interruption phenomena in Chinese criminal trials and their link with the Chinese legal system and culture, and compares them with criminal courtroom interruptions in the United States.