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The first author acknowledges support from her scholarship PREP2022-140718OB-100. The corresponding author conducted this research under the framework of project PID2021-125788OB-I00. Funding for the open access charge was provided by the University of Granada, Spain.

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They really, really, really don't like to admit they made mistakes: A critical discourse analysis of appraisal in wrongful convictions

Publicated to:Language and Cognition. 17 e14- - 2025-01-01 17(), DOI: 10.1017/langcog.2024.41

Authors: Ortega-Robles, Carmen; Hidalgo-Tenorio, Encarnacion

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Univ Autonoma Madrid, Dept Filol Inglesa, Madrid, Spain - Author
Univ Granada, Dept Filol Inglesa & Alemana, Granada, Spain - Author

Abstract

Besides being unjustly incarcerated, Sabrina Butler, Kristine Bunch, Ru-el Sailor and Larry DeLisle endured various forms of police mistreatment, as detailed in a collection of transcripts from the Wrongful Conviction Podcast (WCP). Understandably enough, their criminalization had a profound impact on their perception of external and internal realities. Given their unique socio-demographic backgrounds, variations in the discursive patterns of their communicative interactions are anticipated. As extensively analyzed in sociolinguistics, both gender and ethnicity influence how individuals construct discourse; particularly, these traits appear to account for how the subjects under study express their emotions and opinions. This is because they are silenced and unable to directly confront their trauma; often, they are incapable of discussing their feelings or identifying those responsible for these traumatic events. Drawing on Appraisal Theory, this paper investigates the language of evaluation used in these texts taken from the WCP. To this end, our analysis of the data is performed using UAM CorpusTool.

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Language and Cognition due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2025, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Linguistics and Language. Notably, the journal is positioned above the 90th percentile.

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-06-19:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 5 (PlumX).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (ORTEGA ROBLES, CARMEN) .