Abstract
It is now more than 20 years since Gumperz and Cook-Gumperz drew attention to the subtle power of dialectal differences in intercultural misunderstandings. But there is still widespread misrecognition of communication differences between speakers who have quite similar dialects, but different worldviews, and different ways of using the same language. This misrecognition can have serious consequences for participants in intercultural interactions. In this paper we will consider this issue for Aboriginal English speakers in the Australian criminal justice system, particularly in lawyer-client interviews and courtroom examination and cross-examination.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Handbook of Intercultural Communication |
| Editors | Helga Kotthoff, Helen Spencer-Oatey |
| Place of Publication | Berlin, Germany |
| Publisher | Mouton de Gruyter |
| Pages | 285-301 |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783110214314, 3110214318, 9783110184716 |
| Publication status | Published - 2007 |
Publication series
| Name | Handbooks of Applied Linguistics |
|---|---|
| Number | 7 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
-
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Keywords
- Access to Justice
- Law and Society
- Language in Culture and Society (Sociolinguistics)
Fingerprint
Dive into the research topics of 'Understanding Aboriginal silence in legal contexts'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.Cite this
- APA
- Author
- BIBTEX
- Harvard
- Standard
- RIS
- Vancouver