How prosody constitutes the actions of formulations in courtrooms

Based on the theoretical and methodological perspectives of Conversation Analysis and Interactional Linguistics, this study investigates how the prosodic feature pitch contributes to the formation and ascription of actions in court hearings, in particular, in practices of formulation. The analysis r...

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Main Authors: Ana Cristina Ostermann, Daniela Negraes Pinheiro Andrade, Minéia Frezza
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Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Linguística 2018-12-01
Series:Working Papers em Linguística
Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/workingpapers/article/view/54897
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