The organization of questions and answers in the thematic phases of hostile examination: Turn-by-turn manipulation of meaning

Journal of Pragmatics

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 965-995

  Gnisci, Augusto ^a   Pontecorvo, Clotilde ^b  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Courtroom interaction (hostile) examination; Cusani case; Language in legal settings; Question answer; Sequential manipulation; Turn taking

Indexed keywords

EID: 2342486757     PISSN: 03782166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pragma.2003.10.005     Document Type: Article

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