Eades, Diana, 1953-

Sociolinguistics and the legal process / Diana Eades. - Bristol ; Buffalo : Multilingual Matters, c2010. - xv, 303 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - MM textbooks . - MM textbooks. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-294) and indexes.

Transcript conventions and abbreviations -- Using sociolinguistics to study the legal process -- Researching courtroom talk -- Focus on trials -- Second language speakers and interpreters -- Vulnerable witnesses -- Courtroom talk and societal power relations -- Police interviews -- Police interviews with members of minority groups -- Lawyer-client interactions -- Informal and alternative legal processes -- What (else) can sociolinguistics do? -- Legal glossary -- Sociolinguistic glossary.

9781847692542 (hbk : alk. paper) 9781847692535 (pbk : alk. paper)

2010005052

GBA9B6536 bnb

015433768 Uk


Sociolinguistics.
Law--Language.

P40 / .E13 2010

340/.14