GENRE PAPER

Speech and Literacy Genre Paper

Speech and Literacy Genre Paper

Part 1: Speech Genre

People communicating in these different “genres” may have different stylistic patterns and we are interested in whether or not we could identify people from their communications in different genres.

Attorney-Client

The lawyer is a legal professional who performs professional services. It is also an officer of the court, which promotes, assists and represents clients in court. Outside of litigation, the lawyer has folwloing roles:

• inform customers about their rights and duties;

• give advice or legal advice;

• write on behalf of its clients expressed some acts under private signature, which do not require the use of a notary, for example, the articles of a company,

• makes and carries the name and on behalf of its clients steps or formalities.

In the course of proceedings, the lawyer in addition to its role of information and advice:

• information on procedures to resolve the dispute;

• helps settle the dispute out of court (eg, as part of a transaction with the opponent);

• sets out the chances of success of litigation.

1. Setting/situation: It is traditionally taught that the initial moment of the first interview with the client, it is crucial for a correct approach, aimed at mutual understanding between the party seeking assistance and counsel in whose hands the fate of those who are delegated the trusts.

Also traditionally states that such an interview, as well as the following must take place at the offices of professionals, in order to maintain the latter at the end of the required image of professionalism, which must be maintained throughout the relationship. Outside of these hypotheses, it is good that the interview takes place with the person concerned, and at the office of the professional .

2. Participants: The clinet nad attorney are the two participamnts involved in this speech in susual circumstances. The clinets responds to the queries of the attorney and normally is assited bny an assistant that can aid the attorney in taking notes of the important parts in speech.

3. Ends: Indeed, for any citizen to be defended in the best way is vital trust between the client and his lawyer and this is possible there must be security, certainty, that everything that you tell your lawyer that attendance is framed in the deepest secrecy.

4. Act sequence: The lawyer can not testify on facts

he became aware in the exercise of its functions. If he violates this secret, it is exposed

to criminal prosecution and disciplinary action. He must inform his client:

• the fees will;

• on the status and progress of the case on a regular basis;

• the chances of success;

• any rights of appeal in case of failure;

• its decision whether to discharge the case.

5. Key: In this kind of speech genre, the parties are in “conflict” with each other, meaning that they argue with each other at several points in order to reach the best possible solution to the ...