Practicing Linguistics Without a License:Multimodal Oratory in Legal Performance (Foundations in Language and Law [FLL], 9)

by: Gregory Matoesian (Author),Kristin Enola Gilbert(Author)

Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton

Edition: 1st

Publication Date: 2023/5/22

Language: English

Print Length: 190 pages

ISBN-10: 3111023524

ISBN-13: 9783111023526

Book Description

This book analyzes the complex interplay between gesture, speech and other modal resources (e.g., gaze, facial expression, motion) during the presentation of evidence and interpretation of testimony in court. By analyzing recordings of a well-known rape trial, the authors reveal how multimodal oratory contributes to forensic linguistics and gesture studies, and how it helps understand recent policy recommendations for reforming the rape trial.

About the Author

This book analyzes the complex interplay between gesture, speech and other modal resources (e.g., gaze, facial expression, motion) during the presentation of evidence and interpretation of testimony in court. By analyzing recordings of a well-known rape trial, the authors reveal how multimodal oratory contributes to forensic linguistics and gesture studies, and how it helps understand recent policy recommendations for reforming the rape trial.