Illocutionary Acts in Courtroom Proceedings: The Contexts of Local Courts in the Philippines

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10.2991/978-2-38476-088-6_31How to use a DOI?

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courtroom proceedings; forensic linguistics; illocutionary acts; local courts

Abstract

Courtroom proceedings gives a lucid picture of the utilization of discourse in the judicial entities. This qualitative study employing content analysis aimed at determining the common illocutionary acts found in the contexts of local courts in the Philippines. Each of the speech acts presented the different views of how language was used during courtroom questioning. Responses of the witnesses articulated their defense in order to provide the vivid picture on every event. Thus, it provided the step-by-step process of knowing the veracity of cases. Through this, the judge can come up with a fair and just decision. The implications provided how Forensic Linguistics played a crucial role in the analysis of texts.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Jerson S. Catoto
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/08/01
TI  - Illocutionary Acts in Courtroom Proceedings: The Contexts of Local Courts in the Philippines
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Education, Humanities, Social Science (ICEHoS 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 273
EP  - 282
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-088-6_31
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-088-6_31
ID  - Catoto2023
ER  -