Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Acknowledgments vi
3. Table of contents vii
4. Abbreviations xi
5. Chapter 1. Legal Language, Discourse Analysis and Social Theory 1
6. Chapter 2. From Text to Tallk: Juror Qualification Rites in an Indiana Court 45
7. Chapter 3. Text in Talk: Preliminary instructions and opening statements 81
8. Chapter 4. Stories by question and answer: The Evidence Stage 117
9. Chapter 5. Last Word: Final Argument and Instructions 155
10. Chapter 6. Legal Discourse and Discursive Formations 191
11. Notes 211
12. References 213
13. Index 225