1 Introduction
1.1 Research orientation
1.2 Working definition
1.3 Rationale for this study
1.4 0bjective and research questions
1.4.1 General objective
1.4.2 Specific research questions
1.5 Significance of this study
1.6 Research methodology and data collection
1.6.1 Research methodology
1.6.2 Data collection and description
1.7 0rganization of this book
2 Literature Review
2.1 Introduction
2.2 The construct of lawyer evaluation
2.2.1 The origin of lawyer evaluation
2.2.2 The constituents of lawyer evaluation
2.3 Lawyer evaluation and context
2.4 Lawyer evaluation in context:a linguistic perspective
2.4.1 Lawyer evaluation identified in discourse
2.4.2 Two dimensions for the positioning of lawyer evaluation
2.4.3 Lawyer evaluation on the dimension of solidarity
2.5 Lawyer evaluation in context:a legal perspective
2.5.1 Major issues for lawyer evaluation
2.5.2 Predominant legal ideology
2.5.3 Habermasian interpretations of judicial communication
2.6 Summary
3 Theoretical Framework
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Lawyer evaluation, context and the dispute resolution
3.2.1Socio-semiotic view of language
3.2.2 Constituents of lawyer evaluation
3.2.3 Legal contexts as determinants
3.2.4 The presentation of lawyer evaluation
3.2.5 Functions of lawyer evaluation in the trial
3.3 The theoretical framework
3.4 Summary
4 The Constituents of Lawyer Evaluation
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Lawyer evaluation as Affect
4.3 Lawyer evaluation as Judgement
4.3.1 Social Esteem
4.3.2 Social Sanction
4.3.3 Social Punishment
4.4 Lawyer evaluation as Appreciation
4.4.1 Reaction
4.4.2 Composition
4.4.3 Valuation
4.5 Summary
5 Lawyer Evaluation under Contextual Constraints
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Lawyer evaluation under constraints from the situational context
5.2.1 The situational context and its constraints
5.2.2 Lawyer evaluation in confrontation
5.3 Lawyer evaluation under the situation of culture
5.3.1Habermasian law and rational confrontation
5.3.2 Lawyer evaluation in rational confrontation
5.4 Summary
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6 Discursive Construction of Rational Lawyer Evaluation
7 Functions of Lawyer Evaluation
8 Conclusion
APPENDICES
REFERENCES