<div>Law & Language: Explorations on Courtroom Discourse<br><br><br>Full Title: Law & Language: Explorations on Courtroom Discourse <br><br>Date: 15-Sep-2009 - 20-Sep-2009 <br>Location: Beijing, China <br>Contact Person: Le Cheng<br>
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Web Site: <a href="http://www.ivr2009.com/">http://www.ivr2009.com</a> <br><br>Linguistic Field(s): Discourse Analysis; Forensic Linguistics; Sociolinguistics<br><br>Call Deadline: 15-Jun-2009 <br><br>Meeting Description:<br>
<br>This workshop aims to focus on an important aspect of language and law, namely, language and discourse in the courtroom. Courtroom language and discourse provides a rich source of data for the jurisprudence, sociology, linguistics and other related disciplines. There is a growing interest in the theme 'courtroom discourse' in both the academic field and the legal professionals. The appeal of this workshop will show the actionable knowledge it could bring to this field of research and practice. The workshop will reflect the interdisciplinary nature of law and discourse study in courtroom. <br>
<br>Conveners: <br>- Le Cheng, City University of Hong Kong/China University of Political Sciences and Law <br>Email: chengle163<img src="http://linguistlist.org/images/address-marker.gif" align="absBottom"><a href="http://hotmail.com">hotmail.com</a> <br>
- Anne Wagner, Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale <br>Email: valwagnerfr<img src="http://linguistlist.org/images/address-marker.gif" align="absBottom"><a href="http://yahoo.com">yahoo.com</a><br><br>Call for Papers <br>
<br>Please send an abstract (1000-4000 words) before 15 June, 2009 <br><br>The themes include but are not limited to: <br>- Analysis of judge's language (e.g. judge's summation, judge's instruction) <br>- Lawyer's strategies and manipulation in court examinations <br>
- Analysis of prosecution's language <br>- Linguistic evidence in courtroom <br>- Expert witness in courtroom <br>- Contrast between courtroom discourse and other types of discourse <br><br>Timelines: <br>- Deadline for Abstracts: before 15 June, 2009 <br>
- Date for Notification: 15 July, 2009 <br>- Deadline for Full Papers (Optional): 15 July, 2009 <br><br>All the abstracts and papers for the workshop will be published on the congress website <a href="http://www.ivr2009.com/">www.ivr2009.com</a>. <br>
<br>Important Notice: <br><br>After the conference, extended papers based on the selected abstracts will be sincerely considered for publication in our edited volume 'Explorations on Courtroom Discourse'. <br><br>
All submitted full papers will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis.</div>
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