A look at WH-questions in direct and crossexaminations: Authentic vs. TV courtroom language

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  • Meishan Chen English Department. Kennesaw State University, Georgia
  • Randi Reppen Northern Arizona University, Arizona

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corpus based register approach, courtroom discourse, use of WH-questions, communicative purpose

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Using a corpus-based register approach, this study explores language use of authentic and TV courtroom discourse through the lens of WH-questions, with a focus on direct and cross-examinations. Results show that in addition to differences as a result of these two discourse settings (i.e., authentic and TV courtroom), WH-questions accomplish different goals across the registers of direct and cross-examinations. For example, WH-questions are avoided in authentic cross-examinations, while in TV courtroom discourse WH-questions are used to engage viewers. Results explore how the different communicative purposes of authentic and TV courtroom settings impact the use of WH-questions in direct and cross-examinations.

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2021-02-08

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Chen, M., & Reppen, R. (2021). A look at WH-questions in direct and crossexaminations: Authentic vs. TV courtroom language. DELTA: Documentação E Estudos Em Linguística Teórica E Aplicada, 36(3). Recuperado de https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/delta/article/view/52722

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