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Discourse analysis of “expert theory” in trial

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    • parisa najafi 1
    • faride haghbin 2

    1 PhD candidate, Department of Linguistics, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

    2 Professor, Department of Linguistics, Alzahra University,Tehran, Iran

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Document Type : Research original ,Regular Article

10.30465/ls.2022.39499.2029
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Abstract

There is a section in the case law that deals with "expert theory." The interesting thing about these theories is that many of them are challenged and different opinions may be presented to the judge by experts about a single event. In the present article, an attempt is made to find out the cause of the existing contradictions in the opinion of experts. The main question of the research is what are the components of "expert theory" as a judicial discourse and whether the existence of contradiction in the theories of experts depends on these components. In order to answer the above questions, the authors discussed expert theories in nineteen court cases related to work accidents and car accidents in Shiraz (2018-2019). The findings confirm that in addition to the narrative and anti-narrative components, expert theory also has a "stance" component and its linguistic characteristics are evident in theories, and these personal stances cause differences in theories. Finally, the authors suggest that in formulating expert theories, more emphasis be placed on the anti-narrative aspect so that this court approach can reach a specialized decision more quickly, reduce the differences between theories, and ultimately avoid spending extra time and money.

Keywords

  • expert theory
  • forensic linguistics
  • narrative
  • paradigmatic
  • stance taking
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Volume 13, Issue 1 - Serial Number 25
spring and summer
September 2022
Pages 307-334
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  • Receive Date: 13 February 2022
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  • Accept Date: 28 April 2022
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APA

najafi, P. and haghbin, F. (2022). Discourse analysis of “expert theory” in trial. Language Studies, 13(1), 307-334. doi: 10.30465/ls.2022.39499.2029

MLA

najafi, P. , and haghbin, F. . "Discourse analysis of “expert theory” in trial", Language Studies, 13, 1, 2022, 307-334. doi: 10.30465/ls.2022.39499.2029

HARVARD

najafi, P., haghbin, F. (2022). 'Discourse analysis of “expert theory” in trial', Language Studies, 13(1), pp. 307-334. doi: 10.30465/ls.2022.39499.2029

CHICAGO

P. najafi and F. haghbin, "Discourse analysis of “expert theory” in trial," Language Studies, 13 1 (2022): 307-334, doi: 10.30465/ls.2022.39499.2029

VANCOUVER

najafi, P., haghbin, F. Discourse analysis of “expert theory” in trial. Language Studies, 2022; 13(1): 307-334. doi: 10.30465/ls.2022.39499.2029

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