LINGUISTIC AND PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF THE FUNCTIONING OF PRAGRAMATIC MARKERS IN ENGLISH AND GEORGIAN FORENSICS

Based on courtroom discourse

Authors

  • Sophie Gvritishvili

Keywords:

pragmatic markers, discourse, commentary markers

Abstract

This article discusses the findings of a contrastive study of pragmatic markers as indicators of illocutionary force based on the compatible data from English and Georgian languages. As is known, discourse markers are commonly used in everyday communication. They are important indicators concerning the portraying a speaker’s intentions and attach certain force to the utterances employed. This paper describes various uses of specific discourse markers as found in lawyers’ questions during the stages of direct examination and cross-examination. It is argued that such markers are used as argumentation and confrontation strategies and maintain control of the flow of information, and mark a progression in the narration. A general classification of such markers is based on Fraser’s taxonomy.

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Author Biography

Sophie Gvritishvili

The author of the article is a PhD student at Javakhishvili State University, she is currently working in Forensic Linguistics on the issue of pragmatic markers in the courtroom discourse. Her interests are related to the application of linguistic knowledge, methods, and insights in the forensic context of law, trials, and judicial procedures. She has attended the course in the U.S at Chicago State University that covered the base of research skills in Forensic Linguistics. The author teaches English at Tbilisi State University.

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Published

2020-06-24

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Gvritishvili, S. (2020). LINGUISTIC AND PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF THE FUNCTIONING OF PRAGRAMATIC MARKERS IN ENGLISH AND GEORGIAN FORENSICS: Based on courtroom discourse. Online Journal of Humanities ETAGTSU, (5), pages 15. Retrieved from https://etagtsu.tsu.ge/index.php/journal/article/view/35

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