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Dr Peter Robert White
Faculty: Arts,Design & Architecture
Fields of Research (FoR): Communication and media studies,
Journalism studies,
Linguistics,
Corpus linguistics,
Computational linguistics,
Applied linguistics and educational linguistics,
Translation and interpretation studies,
Communication and Media Studies,
Discourse and Pragmatics,
Journalism Studies,
Translation and Interpretation Studies,
Applied Linguistics and Educational Linguistics,
Language in Culture and Society (Sociolinguistics),
Comparative Language Studies,
Creative Arts, Media and Communication Curriculum and Pedagogy
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Dr White is one of the principal architects of the Appraisal framework,an account of the means by which texts convey evaluative and attitudinal meanings.
Interpreting justice: mode, accuracy and credibility
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Judicial cases rely on oral evidence. Witness credibility is assessed based on the content of the testimony and the demeanour of the speaker. When witnesses do not speak English, their credibility is evaluated through an interpreter.
Participation in the administration of justice: Deaf citizens as jurors
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The primary aim of this applied research project is to investigate the capacity of deaf people who use sign language to participate in the administration of justice by serving as jurors. Research of this kind has never previously been conducted in Australia or internationally.