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Publication details [#54987]

Zhang, Liping. 2011. Arguing with otherness: intertextual construction of the attorney stance in the Chinese courtroom. Text & Talk 31 (6) : 753–769.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

argument | courtroom | dialogue | intertextuality | monologue

Language as a subject

Chinese

Place, Publisher

De Gruyter

Journal WWW

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

Annotation

Drawing on data from three highly iconic Chinese infringement cases, this study argues that Chinese courtroom attorneys may intertextually construct two stances, namely confrontational monologue and rational dialogue, whilst addressing 'otherness'.