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Publication details [#65022]

Chaemsaithong, Krisda. 2018. Referential practice and contested identities in legal narratives. Lingua 212 : 44–59.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

function | institutional context | legalese | narrative | reference

Place, Publisher

Elsevier

Journal WWW

www.sciencedirect.com/web-editions

Annotation

Assuming a social constructionist viewpoint on identity, this inquiry examines the form, functions, and frequency of person reference terms lawyers use to build and oppose defendant and victim identities in their narratives.