Threats: A Pragmalinguistic Approach to the Analysis of a Speech Crime
39 Threats A PRAGMALINGUISTIC APPROACH TO THE ANALYSIS OF A SPEECH CRIME Susan Berk-Seligson Of Peter Tiersma’s numerous contributions to the field of Language and the Law, his work in the area of pragmatics, and speech act theory in particular, is especially important. By demonstrating to legal practitioners that speech . . . Read more