An original study of the language of mediation, which uses excerpts from real mediation sessions to illustrate how mediation works and how mediators can best help disputants make claims, present evidence and propose solutions. It will interest researchers and students of sociolinguistics, conversation analysis, and the sociology of law.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Author(s): Angela Cora Garcia
Illustration(s): Worked examples or Exercises
Number of pages: 286
Collection: Studies in Interactional Sociolinguistics