Discourse and Judicial Thinking --- A Corpus-based Study of Court Judgments in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Mainland China

Authors

  • Le Cheng The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/ijsll.v17i2.295

Keywords:

DISCOURSE, JUDICIAL THINKING, CORPUS-BASED STUDY, COURT JUDGMENTS, HONG KONG, TAIWAN, MAINLAND CHINA, SEMIOTICS

Abstract

Awarding Institution: City University of Hong Kong Date of Award: February 2010 Th is corpus-based study focuses on Chinese court judgments as a specifi c form of judicial discourse. Specifi cally, it examines the discursive representation of judicial thinking.

Author Biography

  • Le Cheng, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
    Department of English Postdoctoral Fellow

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Published

2011-02-24

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 2 (2010)

Section

Thesis Abstracts

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How to Cite

Cheng, L. (2011). Discourse and Judicial Thinking --- A Corpus-based Study of Court Judgments in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Mainland China. International Journal of Speech, Language and the Law, 17(2), 295-298. https://doi.org/10.1558/ijsll.v17i2.295