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Polish vs. American Courtroom Discourse

Inquisitorial and Adversarial Procedures of Witness Examination in Criminal Trials

  • Authors
  • Grażyna Anna Bednarek
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Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction
    Grażyna Anna Bednarek
    Pages 1-1
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  3. Explorations of Courtroom Discourse
    Grażyna Anna Bednarek
    Pages 2-22
  4. American Courtroom Discourse
    Grażyna Anna Bednarek
    Pages 23-93
  5. Polish Courtroom Discourse
    Grażyna Anna Bednarek
    Pages 94-164
  6. Polish vs. American Courtroom Discourse: The Findings of the Research
    Grażyna Anna Bednarek
    Pages 165-181
  7. Back Matter
    Pages 182-205
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About this book

Introduction

Polish vs. American Courtroom Discourse brings together the fields of discourse analysis and socio-legal studies to identify, illustrate and explain the cross-cultural similarities and disparities between the inquisitorial and adversarial procedures of witness examination in criminal trials.

Keywords

Civil Law Common Law criminal trial witness examination legal professions applied linguistics discourse analysis socio-legal studies discourse legal studies

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