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The Types of Questions in TV-based Legal Drama Series "A Corpus-Based Study"

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Last updated: 25 Dec 2024

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Forensic linguistics is a linguistic branch which focuses on the integration of law in language. One of its branches tackles the question analysis that takes place in the direct and cross-examination stages of a trial. This study aimed to explore the different types of questions posed by lawyers during the direct and cross-examination stages of the trials retrieved from TV-based legal drama series, namely Bull (2016 - 2022) and The Good Wife (2009 - 2016). The study employed a mixed methods approach to calculate the different question types, their levels of frequencies, and their restrictive scale and to interpret its findings based on its quantitative aspect. Findings of the study agreed with the findings published in the literature where the most frequently used question types during the direct examination were the wh-word questions and the yes/no questions. Meanwhile, the most used question types during the cross-examination stage were the yes/no, wh-word questions, and reformulation questions.

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10.21608/herms.2024.393353

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forensic linguistics, direct examination stage, cross-examination stage, question types, Corpus linguistics

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Salah

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New Giza University

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13

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3

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51229

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2024-07-01

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2024-11-24

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2024-07-01

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7

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40

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2090-8555

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2974-4695

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The Types of Questions in TV-based Legal Drama Series "A Corpus-Based Study"

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25 Dec 2024