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Notes on TranscriptionI. Introduction1.. Entering the World of U.S. Law2.. Law, Language, and the U.S. Classroom3.. Study, Design, Methodology, and ProfileII. Similarity: Legal Epistemology4.. Learning to Read Like a Lawyer: Text, Context, and Linguistic Ideology5.. Epistemology and Teaching Styles: Different Form, Same Message6.. On Becoming a Legal Person: Law Talk in the Law School ClassroomsIII. Difference: Social Structure in Legal Pedagogy7.. Professionial Style in Context8.. Student Participation and Social Difference: Race, Gender, Status, and Context in Law School ClassesIV. Conclusion: Reading, Talking, and "Thinking" Like a Lawyer9.. Legal Language and American Law: Authority, Morality, and Linguistic IdeologyNotesIndex