(Place) formulations: crimes, settings, puzzles and their (pratical and theoretical) outcomes and consequences

Authors

  • Daniela Negraes Pinheiro Andrade Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos -UNISINOS http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4580-5307
  • Ana Cristina Ostermann Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos - UNISINOS

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/1984-8412.2017v14n1p1682

Abstract

http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/1984-8412.2017v14n1p1682

Supported by the theoretical and methodological approach of Conversation Analysis (SACKS, 1992), this paper investigates transcribed audiorecorded interactions between a judge and her interlocutors during cross-examination. In particular, it analyses sequences in which, via place descriptions (or place formulations) (SCHEGLOFF, 1972), the participants negotiate intersubjectivity concerning geographical spaces (all related to where the alleged crimes took place) and about which the judge produces formulations (of understanding) (HERITAGE; WATSON, 1979). Formulations of understanding about the place descriptions show to be crucial in this context for the judge to make decisions about how to proceed in relation to the legal process in course. The analysis reveals that by means of the practice of formulation, the judge implements different actions:  (a) to raise doubts about the interlocutor’s qualification as witness on behalf of the defendant; (b) to mediate understanding between other participants in the interaction; (c) to verify the veracity of the facts presented by the interlocutor.

Author Biographies

Daniela Negraes Pinheiro Andrade, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos -UNISINOS

Possui doutorado pelo Programa de Pós-graduação em Linguística Aplicada da Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos. Realizou doutorado sanduíche na University of California-Los Angeles - UCLA. É membra participante do grupo de pesquisa Fala-em-interação - FEI, coordenado pela Profa. Dra. Ana Cristina Ostermann. É membra participante também da International Gender and Language Association (IGALA) e da International Association of Forensic Linguistics. Tem experiência na área de Linguística, com ênfase em Linguística Aplicada, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: fala em interação, Análise da Conversa, prosódia, polícia civil, tribunal, programa educacional de boas práticas de saúde a pacientes cardiopatas, estratégias e identidades discursivas.

Ana Cristina Ostermann, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos - UNISINOS

Doutora em Linguística, Professora Titular do Programa de Linguística Aplicada da Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos - UNISINOS e Bolsista Produtividade do CNPq.

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Published

2017-03-01

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 1 (2017)

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