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A study that will appeal to any reader interested in the relationship between our language and our laws, Ideology in the Language of Judges focuses on the way judges take guilty pleas from criminal defendants and on the judges' views of their own courtroom behavior. This book argues that variation in the discourse structure of the guilty pleas can best be understood as enactments of the judges' differing interpretations of due process law and the proper role of the judge in the courtroom.Susan Philips demonstrates how legal and professional ideologies are expressed differently in interviews and socially occurring speech, and reveals how bounded written and spoken genres of legal discourse play a role in containing and ordering ideological diversity in language use. She also shows how the ideological struggles in a given courtroom are central yet largely hidden or denied. Such findings will contribute significantly to the study of how speakers create realities through their use of language.

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Author:   Susan U. Philips (Professor of Anthropology, Professor of Anthropology, University of Arizona)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Volume:   17
Dimensions:   Width: 22.90cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 15.50cm
Weight:   0.346kg
ISBN:  

9780195113419

ISBN 10:   0195113411
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   04 June 1998
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

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

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"""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"

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

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