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Foreword: Power of and to Language in Law

Deborah Cao-2011-01-01-Griffith Research Online (Griffith University, Queensland, Australia)

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Whether one admits or not, or whether one knows or not, language entails power. Linguistic power often works in a subtle and invisible way because language is so natural and innate to all of us that it often works its power and influence without us realizing it. This is particularly the case in the courtroom and the legal process, where language sometimes exerts tremendous power as this book and the many chapters in it show us.

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Whether one admits or not, or whether one knows or not, language entails power. Linguistic power often works in a subtle and invisible way because language is so natural and innate to all of us that it often works its power and influence without us realizing it. This is particularly the case in the courtroom and the legal process, where language sometimes exerts tremendous power as this book and the many chapters in it show us.

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Law and economicsEconomicsLawPolitical science

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