| The Language of Law School: Learning to "Think Like a Lawyer" Contributor(s): Mertz, Elizabeth (Author) |
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ISBN: 019518310X ISBN-13: 9780195183108 Publisher: Oxford University Press OUR PRICE: $71.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2007 Annotation: In this linguistic study of law school education, Mertz shows how law professors employ the Socratic method between teacher and student, forcing the student to shift away from moral and emotional terms in thinking about conflict, toward frameworks of legal authority instead. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - Law | Communications - Law | Legal Education |
| Dewey: 340.071 |
| LCCN: 2006045325 |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.18" W x 9.24" (1.07 lbs) 336 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this linguistic study of law school education, Mertz shows how law professors employ the Socratic method between teacher and student, forcing the student to shift away from moral and emotional terms in thinking about conflict, toward frameworks of legal authority instead. |
