Conflict versions

analysis of the narrative construction of prosecution and defense closing speeches in a criminal case

Authors

  • Carla Leila Oliveira Campos Universidade Federal de Alfenas - UNIFAL-MG
  • Caio Bini Rocha Centro Universitário de Ensino Superior Presidente Tancredo de Almeida Neves
  • Luiz Carlos da Costa Centro Universitário de Ensino Superior Presidente Tancredo de Almeida Neves

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14393/DL35-v12n3a2018-4

Keywords:

Forensic narratives, Ideational content, Interpersonal relationships, Closing arguments, Criminal case

Abstract

This paper aims at analyzing the narrative contrastive representation in prosecution and defense closing speeches in a legal case of forgery of public document, trough the study of ideational content of texts (HALLIDAY, 1976 and 1998) and the negotiation processes of image and interpersonal relationships. Within the theoretical framework of Forensic Discourse Analysis, this study aims to understand how interaction patterns and social roles played by subjects influence the discourse production in court. We will adopt as analytical category the narrative model proposed by Labov (1972) to analyze the ideational content of texts, observing how the selections of facts and lexical choices show the evaluative character of narratives. To understand the negotiation processes of image and interpersonal relationships (ROSULEK, 2010), we will study how evidences production, legal texts citation and witness testimony, sustaining/attacking his credibility or reinterpreting his voices, build the image of lawyers and his relationship with the other subjects.

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Author Biographies

Carla Leila Oliveira Campos, Universidade Federal de Alfenas - UNIFAL-MG

Doutora em Estudos Linguísticos pela UFMG, linha de pesquisa Estudos do Texto e do Discurso. Professora de Comunicação do Instituto de Ciências Sociais Aplicadas da Universidade Federal de Alfenas - UNIFAL-MG.

Caio Bini Rocha, Centro Universitário de Ensino Superior Presidente Tancredo de Almeida Neves

Bacharelando em Direito do Instituto de Centro Universitário Presidente Tancredo de Almeida Neves

Luiz Carlos da Costa, Centro Universitário de Ensino Superior Presidente Tancredo de Almeida Neves

Bacharelando em Direito do Centro Universitário Presidente Tancredo de Almeida Neves

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Published

2018-09-21

How to Cite

CAMPOS, C. L. O.; ROCHA, C. B.; COSTA, L. C. da. Conflict versions: analysis of the narrative construction of prosecution and defense closing speeches in a criminal case. Domínios de Lingu@gem, Uberlândia, v. 12, n. 3, p. 1453–1483, 2018. DOI: 10.14393/DL35-v12n3a2018-4. Disponível em: https://seer.ufu.br/index.php/dominiosdelinguagem/article/view/40490. Acesso em: 22 jul. 2024.