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> 4.1 Appraisal Resources Description of Discourses Generated by Prosecutor ....... 20
4.2 Appraisal Resources Description of Discourses Generated by Defendant ....... 23
CHAPTER FIVE PRAGMATIC STRATEGIES EMPLOYED BY BOTH PARTIES TO PERFORM ...... 26
5.1 Pragmatic Strategies Employed by Prosecutor .... 26
5.2 Pragmatic Strategies Employed by Defendant .... 27

CHAPTER SIX SOCIAL-CULTURAL FACTORS THAT SHAPE THE LINGUISTIC DIFFERENCES PRESENTED BY PROSECUTOR AND DEFENDANT

In this chapter, the author provides some social-cultural factors that shape the linguistic differences presented by prosecutor and defendant by considering the context from three levels: the institutional context, the situational context, and the social context. At the level of institutional context, the author attribute the factors to discourse stance of both parties in court. The part of situational context discusses the controversies in this case, which mostly circle around the conviction and the measurement of penalty. Finally, this study leads the discussion into a broader level, taking the social context into consideration.

6.1 Institutional Context

As institutional discourses, courtroom discourses are strongly restricted by the courtroom order, showing the character of stylization and objectivity. Within the structure, prosecutors and defendants perform their rights of speech based on separate goals of intention, most of which are achieved during the stage of courtroom interaction. In courtroom interaction, the investigation and interpretation of legal facts as well as the explanation and application of the laws and regulations are embedded with the subjective consciousness and value-loaded judgments, even individual affect, which can be seen as discourse stance of both parties in court.

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CONCLUSION

In this Chapter, major findings generated from this study is presented. Followed by implication, significance of this study is elaborated based on the findings. Limitation and Suggestions for further studies are also given at the end of this chapter. Based on the conducted analysis, some major findings are summarized as following: As representatives of the law enforcement, the prosecutor is aiming at punishing criminal offenses, defending dignity of legal system and fairness of society. In order to perform his duty, the prosecutor used a series of negative appraisal resources to express the negative affections. To strengthen his argument, the prosecutor used endorsement resources as legal basis, proving the objectivity and authority. These approaches tried to present a negative image that the defendant violated social constraints and the law, which should be punished accordingly. In the part of analyzing the motivation and damage caused by the defendant, the prosecutor listed specific numbers and used several grades to measure the defendant’s wasteful lifestyle, proving that the defendant’s behavior caused severe damage which made her guilty. With these appraisal resources embedding in the argument, th