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Publication details [#56741]
Shi, Guang. 2012. An analysis of modality in Chinese courtroom discourse. Journal of multicultural discourses 7 (2) : 161–178. ![DOI logo](https://benjamins.com/logos/doi-logo.svg)
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
Language as a subject
Place, Publisher
Routledge
Annotation
Exploring modality expressions in Chinese courtroom discourse, it is argued that more powerful courtroom participants tend to employ a forceful speech style whereas powerless participants employ less vigorous styles, which often negatively affects the plausibility of their statements and the precision of the meanings they try to convey.