Cerović2022
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| BibType | ARTICLE |
| Key | Cerović2022 |
| Author(s) | Marijana Cerović |
| Title | B-event statements as vehicles for two interactional practices in police interactions with suspects/witnesses |
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| Tag(s) | EMCA, Accusation, B-events, Confirmation, Detectives, Police interaction, Serbo-Croatian |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Journal | Discourse Studies |
| Volume | 24 |
| Number | 1 |
| Pages | 3-23 |
| URL | Link |
| DOI | 10.1177/14614456211037449 |
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Abstract
B-events are matters which are better known to listeners than to speakers. This paper studies the detectives’ use of B-event statements in two different environments in their interactions with suspects/witnesses. The first type of environment are relatively co-operative sequences during which the aim is the reconstruction of events and constructing the record; here, B-event statements are realised as confirmation seeking questions. The second type of environment, a hostile interactional environment, is composed of argumentative sequences in which detectives aim to determine who are the perpetrators of crimes; in these sequences, the detectives’ B-event statements are realised as accusations. While performing the two activities, the detectives signal different epistemic levels and stances at the turn level. Thus, the former B-event statements are mostly epistemically downgraded, while the latter are mostly upgraded, in order to facilitate undertaking these different activities during police questioning.
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