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Publication details [#14922]

Matoesian, Gregory M. 1999. The grammaticalization of participant roles in the constitution of expert identity. Language in Society 28 (4) : 491–521.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Place, Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN
0047-4045

Annotation

This study explores the discursive construction of an expert identity in a trial cross-examination. It is documented how the courtroom interaction between the prosecutor and the defendant (a physician) contextualizes an expert identity.