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Publication details [#7639]

Platt, Martha L. 1978. Language and speakers in the courtroom. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Berkeley Linguistics Society 4 : 617–627.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English

Annotation

P. shows some of the ways in which uncertain expectations about the immediate situation and reactions to the topic of discussion interact to produce a variation in the degree to which the courtroom register or legalese is utilized.