Contents
Notes on Transcription xviiI INTRODUCTION- Entering the World of U.S. Law 3
- Law, Language, and the Law School Classroom 12
- Study Design, Methodology, and Profile 31
II SIMILARITY:LEGAL EPISTEMOLOGY
- Learning to Read Like a Lawyer: Text, Context,
and Linguistic Ideology 43 - Epistemology and Teaching Styles:
Different Forms, Same Message 84 - On Becoming a Legal Person: Identity and the Social Context
of Legal Epistemology 97
III DIFFERENCE:SOCIAL STRUCTURE IN LEGAL PEDAGOGY
- Professorial Style in Context 141
- Student Participation and Social Difference: Race, Gender,
Status, and Context in Law School Classes 174
IV CONCLUSION:READING,TALKING,AND THINKING
LIKEA LAWYER- Legal Language and American Law: Authority, Morality,
and Linguistic Ideology 207
Notes 225
Bibliography 279
Index 301