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Language and the legal process: A linguistic analysis of courtroom discourse involving selected cases of alleged rape in Mutare, Zimbabwe

Paul Svongoro Department of Translation and Interpreting Studies, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag X3, Johannesburg, 2050, South Africa
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Josephat Mutangadura Department of Linguistics, University of Zimbabwe, PO Box 167, Mount Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe
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Lameck Gonzo Department of Linguistics, University of Zimbabwe, PO Box 167, Mount Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe
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George Mavunga Academic Development Centre, University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein Campus, PO Box 17011, Doornfontein, 2028, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 117-128 | Published online: 04 Jan 2013

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Victor Mugari, Laston Mukaro, Lovemore Mutonga, Nhamo W Samasuwo & Maxwell Kadenge. (2015) Code-switching among chiShona-English bilinguals in courtroom discourse: Rape cases in Zimbabwe. South African Journal of African Languages 35:2, pages 207-214.
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Paul Svongoro & Maxwell Kadenge. (2015) From language to society: An analysis of interpreting quality and the linguistic rights of the accused in selected Zimbabwean courtrooms. Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies 33:1, pages 47-62.
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Busi Makoni. (2017) Status of “women’s language” in a multilingual jurisdiction: power and ethics in legal monolingualism. International Journal of the Sociology of Language 2017:243.
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