{"title":"'Fair Trial Rights and Multilingualism in Africa: Perspectives from Comparable Jurisdictions' Catherine S. Namakula (2023)","authors":"Z. Docrat","doi":"10.1558/ijsll.28998","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1558/ijsll.28998","url":null,"abstract":"Fair Trial Rights and Multilingualism in Africa: Perspectives from Comparable Jurisdictions Catherine S. Namakula (2023)Routledge, 172 pp","PeriodicalId":515625,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Speech, Language and the Law","volume":"1 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141353610","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"'Language Rights in a Changing China: A National Overview and Zhuang Case Study' Alexandra Grey (2021)","authors":"Lingxia Zhou","doi":"10.1558/ijsll.28997","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1558/ijsll.28997","url":null,"abstract":"Language Rights in a Changing China: A National Overview and Zhuang Case StudyAlexandra Grey (2021)De Gruyter Mouton, 342 pp","PeriodicalId":515625,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Speech, Language and the Law","volume":"33 14","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141353997","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Refusing bilingualism, appropriating languages","authors":"Daniel Amarelo","doi":"10.1558/ijsll.23038","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1558/ijsll.23038","url":null,"abstract":"This paper analyses a trial held in 2020 in the court known as ‘Audiencia Nacional’ (Madrid), against 12 Galician pro-independence activists accused of ‘glorification of terrorism’. Through the linguistic strategies of the different actors, and the bilingual interaction produced in that space, we can identify the ideologisation processes and political opposition movements existing in the (cross)examination. While previous research has especially focused on community bilingualism and bilingual interaction in institutional contexts such as the courtroom from a perspective of feedback effect, I explore the refusal to switch languages by bilingual speakers (the accused) against the monolingual counterpart (the court). This struggle over language appropriateness is discursively constructed along in-the-moment uses of linguistic difference and cultural history. Finally, since this trial was live-streamed for the media and society, I consider the interdiscursive hybridity triggered by this ‘third party’ in which juridical and political messages are being exchanged.","PeriodicalId":515625,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Speech, Language and the Law","volume":"41 14","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140262615","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Natalie Braber, Jane Ching, Jane Jarman, Olivia Stevens, J. Robson, N. Pautz
{"title":"‘Is he a barrister or not?’","authors":"Natalie Braber, Jane Ching, Jane Jarman, Olivia Stevens, J. Robson, N. Pautz","doi":"10.1558/ijsll.25886","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1558/ijsll.25886","url":null,"abstract":"Barristers present formalised legal arguments before courts and tribunals. As a result, considerable focus is placed on their oral skills. However, people are frequently judged by the accent they use. Those with a more standard accent – ‘Received Pronunciation’ (RP) in the UK – can be perceived as more intelligent and eloquent. This creates a barrier to social mobility because accent-based bias can discriminate against those with non-standard accents. This article examines how the public perceives barristers in England and Wales with different accents and investigates experiences of barristers to establish whether accent discrimination disadvantages certain speakers. It includes an online survey of the general public which found that RP and South-East English accents are still seen as more prestigious. In addition, interviews with barristers illustrate how accent discrimination is widespread and affects career progression.","PeriodicalId":515625,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Speech, Language and the Law","volume":"12 29","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139957573","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Authorship attribution, idiolectal style, and online identity","authors":"Mashael AlAmr","doi":"10.1558/ijsll.27343","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1558/ijsll.27343","url":null,"abstract":"Assistant ProfessorDepartment of English LanguageCollege of Language SciencesKing Saud UniversityRiyadh 11495 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia\u0000Awarding Institution: University of Leeds, UKDate of Award: 14 October 2022","PeriodicalId":515625,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Speech, Language and the Law","volume":"87 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140446926","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}