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Peer reviewedBrown, Penelope – Discourse Processes, 1990
Examines some interactional details of a court case that took place in the Mexican community of Tenejapa. Suggests that courtroom behavior in Tenejapa uniquely allows for direct confrontation in a society where a premium is placed on interactional restraint. Explores the implications of this Tenejapan phenomenon for the relations between language…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Communication Research, Conflict, Court Litigation
