Focusing on the language used in sexual assault trials, the book offers a feminist analysis that highlights how linguistic descriptions shape perceptions of events and individuals involved. Through a case study of a male student accused of sexual assault, it examines the dynamics of university and criminal trials within the context of international rape trial studies. By revealing the impact of cultural attitudes on courtroom discourse, it advocates for a deeper understanding of these trials to foster a more equitable judicial system.
Peter Krasnow, an influential yet underrecognized California modernist, dedicated his life to art while shunning publicity. His work showcases remarkable talent through three distinct phases: early representational paintings and wood carvings, abstract wood sculptures, and hard-edged geometric paintings. Despite being celebrated by contemporaries like Edward Weston and Richard Neutra, Krasnow's commitment to his artistic vision overshadowed his public recognition, making him a unique figure in the modern art landscape.
The act of questioning is the primary speech interaction between an institutional speaker and someone outside the institution. These roles dictate their language practices. "Why Do You Ask?" is the first collected volume to focus solely on the question/answer process, drawing on a range of methodological approaches like Conversational Analysis, Discourse Analysis, Discursive Psychology, and Sociolinguistics-and using as data not just medical, legal, and educational environments, but also less-studied institutions like telephone call centers, broadcast journalism (i.e. talk show interviews), academia, and telemarketing.An international roster of well-known contributors addresses such issues the relationship between the syntax of the question and its discourse function; the kind of institutional work that questions perform; the degree to which the questioner can control the direction of the conversation; and how questions are used to repackage responses, to construct meaning, and to serve the institutional goals of speakers.Why Do You Ask? will appeal to linguists and others interested in institutional discourse, as well as those interested in the grammatical/pragmatic nature of questions.
