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Representing Rape: Language and sexual consent
This is the first feminist analysis of the language of sexual assault trials from the perspective of linguists. Highlighties the underlying preconceptions and prejudices in the language of courtrooms today.
| Author(s) | By Susan Ehrlich. |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 184 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 25 Jan 2001 |
| Availability | Available |
This is the first feminist analysis of the language of sexual assault trials from the perspective of linguists. Highlighties the underlying preconceptions and prejudices in the language of courtrooms today.
Introduction 1 The institutional coerciveness of legal discourse 2 `My shirt came off ...I gather that I took it off ': The accused's grammar of non-agency 3 `I see an option ...I simply want to explore that option with you': Questions and ideological wor
Susan Ehrlich is Professor in the Department of Women's Studies and Languages, Literatures and Linguistics at York University, Toronto, Canada.
