Legal communication of Chinese judiciary : a discourse-based view / Zhengrui Han.
2012
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Title
Legal communication of Chinese judiciary : a discourse-based view / Zhengrui Han.
Published
Bern ; New York : Peter Lang, [2012]
Copyright
©2012
Call Number
KNQ1679 .H36 2012
Former Call Number
Ch.P 710 H19 2012
ISBN
9783034311991 (pbk.)
3034311990 (pbk.)
9783035104523 (ebk.)
3035104522 (ebk.)
3034311990 (pbk.)
9783035104523 (ebk.)
3035104522 (ebk.)
Description
238 pages ; 21 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)797970064
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-194) and index.
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Table of Contents
ch. 1
Introduction
15
1.1.
Introduction
15
1.2.
Context of the research
17
1.3.
Aims of the research
19
1.4.
Research questions
20
1.5.
Research methodology
20
1.6.
Structure of the book
21
1.7.
Significance of the research
22
ch. 2
Literature Review
23
2.1.
Introduction
23
2.2.
Genre and the Sydney School
24
2.3.
Genre and the North American School
25
2.3.1.
Genre as social action
25
2.3.2.
The analytical dimensions
26
2.4.
Genre and the ESP School
28
2.4.1.
The conception of genre
28
2.4.2.
The analytical dimensions
30
2.5.
Legal discourse studies
31
2.6.
Conclusion
34
ch. 3
Research Methodology
35
3.1.
Introduction
35
3.2.
Research Procedure
35
3.3.
Text-internal resources
38
3.3.1.
Metadiscourse
38
3.3.2.
Coherence
40
3.4.
Text-external resources
43
3.5.
Data Collection and analysis
45
ch. 4
The Rhetorical Moves of Civil Judgments
49
4.1.
Introduction
49
4.2.
The move pattern
50
4.3.
Move 1 and 2: Heading and Introduction
52
4.3.1.
The introduction of litigation participants
54
4.3.2.
The absence of lawyer
57
4.3.3.
Simplified information in the move Introduction
60
4.4.
Move 3 and 4: Parties' Arguments and Judges' Arguments
62
4.4.1.
Narration or Argumentation
62
4.4.2.
The correspondence between Parties' Argument and Judges' Arguments
66
4.4.3.
Use of evidence
69
4.4.3.1.
Insufficient connection between evidence and Parties' Arguments
69
4.4.3.2.
Insufficient connection between evidence and Judges' Arguments
72
4.4.3.3.
Sufficient connection between evidence and Judges' Arguments
75
4.5.
Move 5: Judges' Opinions
79
4.5.1.
The omission of issues
80
4.5.2.
The presence of issues
82
4.6.
Move 6: Court Decisions
84
4.7.
Conclusion
88
ch. 5
The Lexico-Grammar of Civil Judgments
91
5.1.
Introduction
91
5.2.
Monetary expressions
92
5.2.1.
Financial cases
92
5.2.2.
Non-financial cases
98
5.3.
Temporal Expressions
104
5.3.1.
The step Plaintiffs' Claim
104
5.3.2.
The step Defendants' Defence
106
5.4.
Metadiscourse in civil judgment
108
5.4.1.
Emphatics in the step Plaintiffs' Claim
110
5.4.2.
Emphatics in the step Defendants' Defence
112
5.4.3.
Emphatics in the move Judges' Opinions
115
5.4.3.1.
The interpretation of law
115
5.4.3.2.
The application of law
118
5.4.3.3.
The writing of legal opinions
120
5.4.4.
The absence of hedging in the steps Plaintiffs' Claim and Defendants' Defence
124
5.4.5.
Hedging in the move Judges' Opinions
124
5.4.5.1.
The interpretation of law that is not readily applicable
124
5.4.5.2.
The interpretation of law that is readily applicable
127
5.4.5.3.
The application of law
130
5.5.
Conclusion
132
ch. 6
Coherence in Civil Judgments
135
6.1.
Introduction
135
6.2.
Coherence in the step Plaintiffs' Claim
136
6.2.1.
Plot-driven texts in the judges' recontextualization of the plaintiffs' factual description
137
6.2.2.
Point-driven texts in the judges' recontextualization of the plaintiffs' factual description
139
6.2.2.1.
The discussion of both the plaintiffs and the defendants
140
6.2.2.2.
The discussion of the defendants only
143
6.2.3.
Point-driven texts in the judges' recontextualization of the plaintiffs' description of suffering
145
6.3.
Coherence in the step Defendants' Defence
147
6.3.1.
The judges' presupposition of social knowledge
149
6.3.2.
The judges' presupposition of legal knowledge
151
6.4.
Coherence in the move Judges' Opinions
154
6.4.1.
Judges' Opinions: The plaintiffs win the case
156
6.4.1.1.
The judges' discussion of the defendants' legal liability
157
6.4.1.2.
The judges' discussion of the defendants' contractual liability
163
6.4.2.
Judges' Opinions: The defendants win the case
167
6.4.2.1.
The plaintiffs' claim is unreasonable
167
6.4.2.2.
The plaintiffs' evidence is insufficient
170
6.4.3.
Judges' Opinions: Neither party wins the case
173
6.5.
Conclusion
176
ch. 7
Conclusion
179
7.1.
Discussion
179
7.2.
Pedagogic implications
183
7.3.
Directions for further research
184
References
187
Appendices
195
Appendix I
Example texts
195
Appendix II
Excerpts
209
Appendix III
Interview questions
213
Appendix IV
Interview questions in Chinese
220
Appendix V
The move analysis of a full judgment
225