04326nam a22005535i 4500 978-981-97-1211-3 DE-He213 20251030112004.0 cr nn 008mamaa 240422s2024 si | s |||| 0|eng d 9789819712113 978-981-97-1211-3 10.1007/978-981-97-1211-3 doi P129-138.7222 CF bicssc LAN009000 bisacsh CF thema Zhang, Liping. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 75528 Lawyer Evaluation in Chinese Courtroom [electronic resource] : A Social-Semiotic Perspective / by Liping Zhang. 1st ed. 2024. Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2024. XVII, 199 p. 8 illus., 1 illus. in color. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Introduction -- Lawyer Evaluation, Lawyer Speech and Legal Culture -- Theorizing Lawyer Evaluation as a rational speech: a socio-semiotic interpretation -- Locating Lawyer Evaluation in Three Constituents in texts -- Understanding Lawyer Evaluation under Contextual Constraints. This book focuses on the speech style of lawyer talk in contemporary Chinese courtrooms. The topic is intriguing to readers who may wonder how lawyers compete with their opposing counterparts in an adversarial trial system in China. The legal tradition in Confucianism, which advocates harmony in interpersonal relationships, has historically guided the practice of law in China. The book analyses how lawyers manage to compete in this system. Applying the social semiotic view of language in the Hallidayian sense, specifically systemic functional linguistics and its appraisal theory, this study interprets the subjectivity of legal language by lawyers. The speech style in legal argument presentation is described as 'rational'. The exploration of the rational speech style of lawyers is a theoretical and discursive topic. It draws upon Habermasian philosophy of intersubjectivity in legal argumentation and considers the cultural and legal contexts of China as contextual constraints. The key construct of lawyer evaluation is fully captured in this discussion. As a linguistic phenomenon and unit of analysis, discourse can be examined both within local clauses and in larger stretches of talk beyond clauses. Additionally, it serves as an effective means for constructing a rational speech style for lawyers. Most importantly, discourse is a discursive act that negotiates legal arguments in the dynamic speech exchanges of a court trial, which is embedded in a wider social and cultural context. The book showcases instances of lawyer talk in well-documented trials in China and offers a good opportunity for readers to gain a general understanding of courtroom discourse in the Chinese context. It introduces readers with special interests in legal language and the law to the solidarity dimension of legal language and arguments, an alternative to the confrontational or hostile lawyer talk in trials in countries with a common-law system. The analysis presented is refined and the language used is clear, concise, and objective. Applied linguistics. Private international law. 65660 Conflict of laws. 65661 International law. 58292 Comparative law. 65662 Law and the social sciences. 66975 Applied Linguistics. Private International Law, International and Foreign Law, Comparative Law. 65667 Socio-Legal Studies. 66980 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9789819712106 Printed edition: 9789819712120 Printed edition: 9789819712137 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-1211-3 ZDB-2-SLS ZDB-2-SXS 59285 59285