ANT329H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Plain English, Language Ideology, Nominalization
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1 - the politics of law and the science of talk. Failure to treat people equally must lie in the daily details, not in the legality anymore. Not the recall of the sexual history (reformed) but rather in the linguistic details of common cross-examination strategies. Matoesian : not only the (now reformed) structure of the trial, micro linguistics details of the exercise of power. Use of silence, question form limiting the answers, topic management by questioning, commentary on the witness"s behavior, challenging the witness"s capacity for knowledge ( epistemological filters ). A sexual double-bind (too emotive or too cold). Women prefer mediation even though they financially don"t do as well as under the adversary system. Structure of mediation : arguments have to be heard and there is a third part. Beyond rape and divorce a gender bias in judging credibility and defining narrative coherence, rooted into language. Create a linguistic model of the evolution of a dispute.
