Legitimation Analysis: Exploring Decision-Making and Power in Hot Bench

• Main Authors: Mohd Muzhafar Idrus, Nor Fariza Mohd Nor
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2016
• Subjects: courtroom discourse; discourse analysis; legitimation; power; Hot Bench
• Online Access: http://ddms.usim.edu.my:80/jspui/handle/123456789/12077
• Institution: Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia

Research in discourse analysis has demonstrated that power can be illuminated through analyzing discourses. Centered on the notion that power and legitimation go hand-in-hand, these discourses are distinguished by specific linguistic components. One of the ways to explore how legitimation is tran...