The representation of mental health sufferers in administrative and legal discourse

Autores
Marchese, Mariana Carolina; Celerier, Claudia
Año de publicación
2017
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inglés
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This article examines the records of mental incompetence cases filed at a court of the first instance in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Using a Critical Discourse Analysis framework and qualitative methods, we explore the ways in which mental health sufferers are represented. Applying Tone Theory and Appraisal Theory (attitude/judgement subsystem) to our data, we distinguish two discursive zones. In one of them, subjects are constructed with linguistic resources that amount to inscribed expressions of negative social judgement on their capacity. A discursive dichotomy is created whereby people are either competent or incompetent. In the other zone, these negative dichotomous judgements are largely softened by explicitly positive ones, without disappearing altogether. We suggest that mental incompetence, far from being a dichotomous concept, might be gradual.
Fil: Marchese, Mariana Carolina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires; Argentina
Fil: Celerier, Claudia. Universidad de Buenos Aires; Argentina
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ADMINISTRATIVE/LEGAL DISCOURSE
CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS
MENTAL HEALTH
MENTAL INCOMPETENCE PROCEEDINGS
QUALITATIVE METHODS
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Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
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spelling The representation of mental health sufferers in administrative and legal discourseMarchese, Mariana CarolinaCelerier, ClaudiaADMINISTRATIVE/LEGAL DISCOURSECRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSISMENTAL HEALTHMENTAL INCOMPETENCE PROCEEDINGSQUALITATIVE METHODShttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.2https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6This article examines the records of mental incompetence cases filed at a court of the first instance in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Using a Critical Discourse Analysis framework and qualitative methods, we explore the ways in which mental health sufferers are represented. Applying Tone Theory and Appraisal Theory (attitude/judgement subsystem) to our data, we distinguish two discursive zones. In one of them, subjects are constructed with linguistic resources that amount to inscribed expressions of negative social judgement on their capacity. A discursive dichotomy is created whereby people are either competent or incompetent. In the other zone, these negative dichotomous judgements are largely softened by explicitly positive ones, without disappearing altogether. We suggest that mental incompetence, far from being a dichotomous concept, might be gradual.Fil: Marchese, Mariana Carolina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires; ArgentinaFil: Celerier, Claudia. Universidad de Buenos Aires; ArgentinaSAGE Publications Ltd2017-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/78186Marchese, Mariana Carolina; Celerier, Claudia; The representation of mental health sufferers in administrative and legal discourse; SAGE Publications Ltd; Discourse and Society; 28; 1; 1-2017; 42-590957-92651460-3624CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0957926516676702info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1177/0957926516676702info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-10-22T11:58:15Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/78186instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-10-22 11:58:15.734CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The representation of mental health sufferers in administrative and legal discourse
title The representation of mental health sufferers in administrative and legal discourse
spellingShingle The representation of mental health sufferers in administrative and legal discourse
Marchese, Mariana Carolina
ADMINISTRATIVE/LEGAL DISCOURSE
CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS
MENTAL HEALTH
MENTAL INCOMPETENCE PROCEEDINGS
QUALITATIVE METHODS
title_short The representation of mental health sufferers in administrative and legal discourse
title_full The representation of mental health sufferers in administrative and legal discourse
title_fullStr The representation of mental health sufferers in administrative and legal discourse
title_full_unstemmed The representation of mental health sufferers in administrative and legal discourse
title_sort The representation of mental health sufferers in administrative and legal discourse
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Marchese, Mariana Carolina
Celerier, Claudia
author Marchese, Mariana Carolina
author_facet Marchese, Mariana Carolina
Celerier, Claudia
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author2 Celerier, Claudia
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv ADMINISTRATIVE/LEGAL DISCOURSE
CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS
MENTAL HEALTH
MENTAL INCOMPETENCE PROCEEDINGS
QUALITATIVE METHODS
topic ADMINISTRATIVE/LEGAL DISCOURSE
CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS
MENTAL HEALTH
MENTAL INCOMPETENCE PROCEEDINGS
QUALITATIVE METHODS
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.2
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv This article examines the records of mental incompetence cases filed at a court of the first instance in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Using a Critical Discourse Analysis framework and qualitative methods, we explore the ways in which mental health sufferers are represented. Applying Tone Theory and Appraisal Theory (attitude/judgement subsystem) to our data, we distinguish two discursive zones. In one of them, subjects are constructed with linguistic resources that amount to inscribed expressions of negative social judgement on their capacity. A discursive dichotomy is created whereby people are either competent or incompetent. In the other zone, these negative dichotomous judgements are largely softened by explicitly positive ones, without disappearing altogether. We suggest that mental incompetence, far from being a dichotomous concept, might be gradual.
Fil: Marchese, Mariana Carolina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires; Argentina
Fil: Celerier, Claudia. Universidad de Buenos Aires; Argentina
description This article examines the records of mental incompetence cases filed at a court of the first instance in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Using a Critical Discourse Analysis framework and qualitative methods, we explore the ways in which mental health sufferers are represented. Applying Tone Theory and Appraisal Theory (attitude/judgement subsystem) to our data, we distinguish two discursive zones. In one of them, subjects are constructed with linguistic resources that amount to inscribed expressions of negative social judgement on their capacity. A discursive dichotomy is created whereby people are either competent or incompetent. In the other zone, these negative dichotomous judgements are largely softened by explicitly positive ones, without disappearing altogether. We suggest that mental incompetence, far from being a dichotomous concept, might be gradual.
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