A Pragmatic Approach to the Anti-Preemptive Usage of Deixis in Chinese Courtroom Discourse

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10.2991/assehr.k.191217.164How to use a DOI?

Keywords

deixis, anti-preemptive usage, Chinese courtroom discourse, Adaptation Theory, Verschueren

Abstract

The anti-pre-emptive usage of deixis occurs more frequently in courtroom discourse than in ordinary daily communication. This phenomenon has its particular pragmatic functions and effects in the courtroom setting. Verschueren’s Adaptation Theory can be used to develop a proper theoretical model for the explanation of the anti-pre-emptive usage of deixis in courtroom discourse. Through exemplified analysis of legal cases, this paper aims to find out the existing forms of anti-pre-emptive usage of deixis in courtroom discourse, and discuss the pragmatic functions of such phenomenon can bring to courtroom debate.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Chunrong Wang
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/02/14
TI  - A Pragmatic Approach to the Anti-Preemptive Usage of Deixis in Chinese Courtroom Discourse
BT  - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Education, Language, Art and Inter-cultural Communication (ICELAIC 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 432
EP  - 438
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.191217.164
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.191217.164
ID  - Wang2020
ER  -