Ideology in the Language of Judges
How Judges Practice Law, Politics, and Courtroom Control
Published on 4. June 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-19-511341-9 (ISBN)
Description
Philips looks at the languages of judges in the courtroom to show that, while judges see themselves as impartial agents of the constitutional right to due process, there is actually much diversity in the way that judges interract with defendants due to their interpretations of the law, their attitudes toward courtroom control, and their own political-ideological stances regarding due process. She uses courtroom transcripts, interviews, and the written law itself to show how ideological diversity is organized in legal discourse.
Reviews / Votes
A masterful achievement.... This will quickly become a major text in the literatures both on ideology in discourse and on legal discourse. * Deborah Tannen, Georgetown University * The book gives evidence that people do not compartmentalize their beliefs, however much they may wish to or believe that they are capable of it....it is refreshing...to see anthropological and linguistic studies taken to the city. * Notes on Linguistics * Conclusions are firmly embedded in rigorous observation and data analysis by Philips and represent an important contribution to studies of legal discourse. * Word * The author uses fine-grained analysis of courtroom language to reveal the pervasive influence of ideology on trial court judges' practices. Followers of Philips's pioneering work on legal language will not be disappointed; the volume lives up to the exacting standard she set for the field in her early articles on courtroom (and classroom) discourse. * Language in Society *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
371 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-511341-9 (9780195113419)
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Susan U. Philips
Ideology in the Language of Judges
How Judges Practice Law, Politics, and Courtroom Control
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05/1998
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Ideology in the Language of Judges
How Judges Practice Law, Politics, and Courtroom Control
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Content
Introduction
1: Ideology in Discourse
2: The Myth of the Trial Court Judge as Nonideological
3: Intertextual Relations between Written and Spoken Genres of Law
4: Two Ideological Stances in Taking Guilty Pleas
5: Judges' Ideologies of Courtroom Control
6: Ideological Diversity in Legal Discourse
Appendixes
Appendix A: Social Background Questionnaire
Appendix B: Career History Interview
Appendix C: Rule 17, Arizona Rules of Criminal Procedure: Pleas of Guilty and No Contest
Appendix D: Plea Agreement
Appendix E: Transcription Notations
Appendix F: Four Changes of Plea / Guilty Plea Transcripts
Appendix G: Refusal of Plea Agreement in Aborted Sentencing Transcript
Notes
References
Index
1: Ideology in Discourse
2: The Myth of the Trial Court Judge as Nonideological
3: Intertextual Relations between Written and Spoken Genres of Law
4: Two Ideological Stances in Taking Guilty Pleas
5: Judges' Ideologies of Courtroom Control
6: Ideological Diversity in Legal Discourse
Appendixes
Appendix A: Social Background Questionnaire
Appendix B: Career History Interview
Appendix C: Rule 17, Arizona Rules of Criminal Procedure: Pleas of Guilty and No Contest
Appendix D: Plea Agreement
Appendix E: Transcription Notations
Appendix F: Four Changes of Plea / Guilty Plea Transcripts
Appendix G: Refusal of Plea Agreement in Aborted Sentencing Transcript
Notes
References
Index