Strategies to specify the scope of questions in Chinese criminal courtroom interaction
Published online on July 13, 2026
Abstract
Discourse & Communication, Ahead of Print.
This study investigates how power asymmetry and pragmatic control are interactionally enacted through courtroom questioning in Chinese criminal trials. Drawing on audio recordings of three criminal cases, the analysis adopts a Conversation Analysis ...
This study investigates how power asymmetry and pragmatic control are interactionally enacted through courtroom questioning in Chinese criminal trials. Drawing on audio recordings of three criminal cases, the analysis adopts a Conversation Analysis ...