The Discursive Construction of Blame The Language of Public Inquirie
This book examines the language of public inquiries to reveal how blame is assigned, avoided, negotiated and discussed in this quasi-legal setting. In doing so, the author adds a much-needed linguistic perspective to the study of blame – previously the re
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The Language of Public Inquiries
JAMES MURPHY
The Discursive Construction of Blame
James Murphy
The Discursive Construction of Blame The Language of Public Inquiries
James Murphy Bristol Centre for Linguistics University of the West of England Bristol, UK
ISBN 978-1-137-50721-1 ISBN 978-1-137-50722-8 https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-50722-8
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Acknowledgements
This was a project which Prof. John Wilson instigated prior to his retirement from Ulster University and I enthusiastically accepted his invitation to join it over dinner at a conference. John then went on to retire more fully and responsibility for this work passed to me. I am grateful to John for that initial invitation and for subsequent discussions. The work has changed in all sorts of ways, though Chapter 1 has John’s fingerprints on it, and I’m grateful to him for allowing its use here. Needless to say, he is not to blame for any of its shortcomings! I am grateful to my colleagues at the University of the West of England for their support during the writing process. They have been especially encouraging and generous with their advice. I am particularly grateful to Dr. Kate Beeching and Prof. Richard Coates for reading over a number of chapters and to
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