Theory of Social Space by P. Bourdieu as a Theoretical Background for Studying Discourse Practices in the Legal Field
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Olga A. Krapivkina (Irkutsk, Russian Federation)
The paper aims at expanding the theoretical basis of discourse analysis by involving the theory of fields by P. Bourdieu who says that there is a social genesis of perception and thinking patterns and actions (habitus), on the one hand, and social structures and fields, on the other one. The speaking subject is influenced by objective relations of forces typical for a certain field – a social area with specific social relations, means and purposes. All agents of the legal field are able to use polysemy of legal formulas, tend to use the elasticity of the law, existing ambiguity and gaps in their own interests. Using expert knowledge as a manipulative resource, agents of the legal field enforce their own views on lay people. Social differences between agents of the legal field (legal experts) and their clients (lay people) are due to their struggle for monopoly which means increase in distance between formally specified legal rules and na−ve intuitive concepts of legal phenomena. Individuals who are prone to behavior complying with a certain matrix of social actions are a typical feature of legal discourse practices. When interacting with lay people, experts, whose actions comply with specific institutional status, control their discursive behavior.
Key words: field, legal field, legal discourse, expert, expert knowledge, agents of legal fields.
DOI 10.23683/1995-0640-2017-4-108-115
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Krapivkina, O. A. (2017). Theory of Social Space by P. Bourdieu as a Theoretical Background for Studying Discourse Practices in the Legal Field. Proceedings of Southern federal university. Philology. 4, 180‒115.
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