Evolution of and Areal Variation between Legal Communities of Practice
Description
Borne out of an interest in the evolution of and variation between institutional communities of practice, this recent project examines linguistic, interactional, and discursive practices deployed by legal professionals (and lay people) in court hearings and opinions. Taking the perspectives of historical and variational sociopragmatics, the project explores dimensions of areal variation and historical change in English-speaking legal institutions.
Grants and awards
Connect in Science-Workshop “Language as a social practice: Constructing (a)symmetries in legal discourse” funded by the STEP Program, Equal Opportunity and Diversity Unit, University of Bonn, 7-8 September 2023. � 7985,78
Research groups
Associate member of the work group “Language, discourse and power structures in (de-)democratization” (Speakers: Prof. Dr. Svenja Kranich, Prof. Dr. Daniela Pirazzini, PD Dr. Simone Knewitz), TRA Individuals, Institutions and Societies, University of Bonn (since 2021)
Published research
Reber, Elisabeth. In preparation. that’s TRUE; mister chief JUStice. Recent change in practices of address during the oral arguments at the U.S. American Supreme Court. (Working title)
?Reber, Elisabeth. Under review. Language, mobility, and nominal practices of address in legal discourse.
Reber, Elisabeth. Under Review. I THOUGHT YOU SAID formulations in oral arguments. Managing epistemic asymmetries over time. ?
Reber. Elisabeth. Under Review. On the evolution of inferential practices in Late Modern English and Present-Day English court opinions.
Reber, Elisabeth and Alison May, eds. Under contract. Asymmetries in Legal Discourse. Evolution, Diversity and Variation in and out of the Courtroom. Cambridge. Cambridge University Press.
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