186 Pages
by
Routledge
184 Pages
by
Routledge
184 Pages
by
Routledge
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Representing Rape is the first feminist analysis of the language of sexual assault trials from the perspective of linguists. Susan Ehrlich argues that language is central to all legal settings - specifically sexual harassment and acquaintance rape hearings where linguistic descriptions of the events are often the only type of evidence available. Language does not simply reflect but helps to... Read more
Introduction 1 The institutional coerciveness of legal discourse 2 `My shirt came off ...I gather that I took it off ': The accused's grammar of non-agency 3 `I see an option ...I simply want to explore that option with you': Questions and ideological work 4 `I didn't yell ...I didn't scream': Complainants' ineffectual agency or strategic agency? 5 `The signals . . . between men and women are not being read correctly': Miscommunication and acquaintance rape. Conclusion
Biography
Susan Ehrlich is Professor in the Department of Women's Studies and Languages, Literatures and Linguistics at York University, Toronto, Canada.
