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Discourse Studies
New discourse studies study findings have been reported from Boise State University
December 20th, 2008
According to recent research from the United States, "The expert witness in legal proceedings is both a historically necessary part of modern legal proceedings in a society increasingly influenced by science and technology, and a much maligned figure often accused of purporting 'junk science' and of acting as an ethically empty mercenary." "While much of the social action that attempts these various subjectifications is done outside of courtrooms, this article takes as its object verbal interaction in actual court proceedings that involve an expert witness. The study takes a combined conversation analytic (specifically, nonsequential, or membership categorization...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-12-20)
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