Observations on Encoding Stance by Means of Modality Morphemes in the Statements of Defendants within the Context of Turkey's Inquisitorial Court System
Journal Title: International Journal of Social Sciences and Education - Year 2016, Vol 6, Issue 2
Abstract
This study aims to describe the stances of text producers (in this case, defendants) towards the knowledge content presented in their statements by examining the distribution of modality morphemes showing stances in the defendants’ statements in the records of court hearings. In line with the aim of the study, the research has a descriptive survey design, using qualitative and quantitative approaches. The data for the study involve 50 records of court hearings obtained from various law firms. For the data analysis portion of the study, the finite verbs in the statements by the defendants were extracted and entered into the NooJ corpus-processing system. Qualitative and quantitative analyses were conducted based on Chafe's (1986) model of knowledge types and Sargın’s (2014) classification of Turkish modality morphemes. The results reveal that the -DI, -DIr, -mIşDI, -mAktaDIr and -ıyorDI modality morphemes indicating high certainty and strong evidence are used at a high rate in the statements by defendants. It can be concluded that the text producer agreed completely with the accuracy of information presented in his or her statement.
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Elçin Esmer
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