The questioning of child witnesses by the police and in court: A linguistic comparison

The Language of Sexual Crime

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 63-82

  Aldridge, Michelle ^a  

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DOI: 10.1057/9780230592780     Document Type: Chapter

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