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dc.contributor.authorCanning, Patricia
dc.contributor.authorHo, Yufang
dc.contributor.authorBartl, Sara
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-25T00:35:01Z
dc.date.available2021-09-25T00:35:01Z
dc.date.issued2021-09-15
dc.identifierdoi: 10.1075/etc.00042.can
dc.identifier.citationCanning, P., Ho, Y., & Bartl, S. (2021). Worlds of evidence: Visualising patterns in witness statements in the aftermath of the Hillsborough football stadium disaster. English Text Construction, 14(1), 25-67. https://doi.org/10.1075/etc.00042.can
dc.identifier.issn1874-8767
dc.identifier.doi10.1075/etc.00042.can
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10034/625931
dc.descriptionThis article is not available on ChesterRep
dc.description.abstractThe Hillsborough football stadium disaster (1989) in Sheffield, UK, led to the deaths of 96 football fans and resulted in the longest jury case in British legal history (2016). This article examines the witness statements of two Sheffield residents who claim to have attended the match. Using a mixed-methods approach that incorporates a cognitive linguistic framework (Text World Theory) with visualisation software (VUE) we consider both form and function of a number of linguistic features, such as meta-narrative, evaluative lexis, syntax, and modality to investigate how institutional voices permeate and potentially distort layperson narratives. Our analysis casts doubt on the veracity of the statements and raises questions about what can be considered evidential in a forensic investigation.
dc.publisherJohn Benjamins Publishing
dc.relation.urlhttps://www.jbe-platform.com/content/journals/10.1075/etc.00042.can
dc.sourcepissn: 1874-8767
dc.sourceeissn: 1874-8775
dc.subjectLiterature and Literary Theory
dc.subjectLinguistics and Language
dc.subjectLanguage and Linguistics
dc.titleWorlds of evidence: Visualising patterns in witness statements in the aftermath of the Hillsborough football stadium disaster
dc.typeArticle
dc.identifier.eissn1874-8775
dc.contributor.departmentUniversity College Utrecht; University of Chester; University of Birmingham
dc.identifier.journalEnglish Text Construction
dc.date.updated2021-09-25T00:35:01Z


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