Discourse Analysis Of Statements

Discourse Analysis of Statements is a methodological framework within forensic linguistics that systematically examines the linguistic structures, pragmatic features, and contextual patterns in witness statements to identify credibility cues, narrative coherence, and potential deception through detailed syntactic, lexical, and interactional analysis.

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Witness Statement Analysis

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103

Genre analysis of personal statements: Analysis of moves in application essays to medical and dental schools

Huiling Ding · English for Specific Purposes · 2007 · 173 citations

Language Studies, Medical Education, Discourse Analysis +12

Interpreters’ treatment of discourse markers in courtroom questions

Sandra Hale · International Journal of Speech Language and the Law · 1999 · 150 citations

Language Studies, Communication, Linguistics +17

Discursive strategies of blame avoidance in government: A framework for analysis

Sten Hansson · Discourse & Society · 2015 · 150 citations

Language Studies, Linguistics, Political Communication +16

‘Metaphoring’ people out of this world: A Critical Discourse Analysis of a chairman’s statement of a UK defence firm

Doris M. Merkl‐Davies, Veronika Koller · Accounting Forum · 2012 · 147 citations

Language Studies, Accountancy, Accounting +12

Nigel Lawson's tent: Discourse analysis, attribution theory and the social psychology of fact

Jonathan Potter, Derek Edwards · European Journal of Social Psychology · 1990 · 119 citations

Language Studies, Communication, Social Psychology +13

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Dirk Holtbrügge
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
2 publications · 38 citations
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Martha L. Komter
University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
2 publications · 84 citations
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Veronika Koller
Lancaster University, United Kingdom
2 publications · 163 citations
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Matthew J. Traxler
University of California, Davis, United States
2 publications · 120 citations
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Joy P. Aked
2 publications · 120 citations
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International Journal of Speech Language and the Law
9 publications · 553 citations
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Discourse & Society
7 publications · 382 citations
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Text and Talk
5 publications · 125 citations
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Research on Language and Social Interaction
3 publications · 57 citations
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Discourse Studies
2 publications · 80 citations
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