Gregory Matoesian is a Professor in the Department of Criminology, Law and Justice at the University of Illinois, Chicago. He is author of Reproducing Rape: Domination through Talk in the Courtroom (1993), Law and the Language of Identity (2001), and co-editor (with Elizabeth Mertz and William Ford) of Translating the Social World for Law (2016). Kristin Enola Gilbert received her Ph.D. from the Department of Criminology, Law and Justice at the University of Illinois, Chicago. Her current work focuses on language and multimodal conduct in focus group interactions. She has peer reviewed articles on gestures in Gesture, Multimodal Communication, Narrative Inquiry, and Discourse and Communication.

'… this book compellingly re-examines what we mean when we talk about 'language and law' and effectively debunks the myth that law is only about words. It provides a fascinating steppingstone for future work in courtroom discourse.' Ana-Maria Jerca, The LINGUIST

• Acknowledgements; List of transcription conventions; Introduction; 1. Multimodal conduct: what is it?; 2. Co-constructing expert identity; 3. The transformation of evidence into precedent; 4. Negotiating intertextuality; 5. Motives and accusations; 6. Nailing down an answer; 7. Exhibits, tapes, and inconsistency; 8. Material mediated gestures; 9. Rhythmic gestures and semanticity; 10. Conclusion; References; Index.

Gregory Matoesian is a Professor in the Department of Criminology, Law and Justice at the University of Illinois, Chicago. He is author of Reproducing Rape: Domination through Talk in the Courtroom (1993), Law and the Language of Identity (2001), and co-editor (with Elizabeth Mertz and William Ford) of Translating the Social World for Law (2016). Kristin Enola Gilbert received her Ph.D. from the Department of Criminology, Law and Justice at the University of Illinois, Chicago. Her current work focuses on language and multimodal conduct in focus group interactions. She has peer reviewed articles on gestures in Gesture, Multimodal Communication, Narrative Inquiry, and Discourse and Communication.

'… this book compellingly re-examines what we mean when we talk about 'language and law' and effectively debunks the myth that law is only about words. It provides a fascinating steppingstone for future work in courtroom discourse.' Ana-Maria Jerca, The LINGUIST

• Acknowledgements; List of transcription conventions; Introduction; 1. Multimodal conduct: what is it?; 2. Co-constructing expert identity; 3. The transformation of evidence into precedent; 4. Negotiating intertextuality; 5. Motives and accusations; 6. Nailing down an answer; 7. Exhibits, tapes, and inconsistency; 8. Material mediated gestures; 9. Rhythmic gestures and semanticity; 10. Conclusion; References; Index.

Gregory Matoesian is a Professor in the Department of Criminology, Law and Justice at the University of Illinois, Chicago. He is author of Reproducing Rape: Domination through Talk in the Courtroom (1993), Law and the Language of Identity (2001), and co-editor (with Elizabeth Mertz and William Ford) of Translating the Social World for Law (2016). Kristin Enola Gilbert received her Ph.D. from the Department of Criminology, Law and Justice at the University of Illinois, Chicago. Her current work focuses on language and multimodal conduct in focus group interactions. She has peer reviewed articles on gestures in Gesture, Multimodal Communication, Narrative Inquiry, and Discourse and Communication.

'… this book compellingly re-examines what we mean when we talk about 'language and law' and effectively debunks the myth that law is only about words. It provides a fascinating steppingstone for future work in courtroom discourse.' Ana-Maria Jerca, The LINGUIST

• Acknowledgements; List of transcription conventions; Introduction; 1. Multimodal conduct: what is it?; 2. Co-constructing expert identity; 3. The transformation of evidence into precedent; 4. Negotiating intertextuality; 5. Motives and accusations; 6. Nailing down an answer; 7. Exhibits, tapes, and inconsistency; 8. Material mediated gestures; 9. Rhythmic gestures and semanticity; 10. Conclusion; References; Index.