Todistajaksisanaa
Todistajaksisanaa is a proposed linguistic term used in sociolinguistics and forensic linguistics to describe a distinct register of speech associated with witness testimony. The word is formed from Finnish todistaja “witness” and sana “word,” signaling a focus on how speakers craft utterances when recounting events in formal or quasi-formal settings. In scholarly discussions, it serves as a baseline concept for analyzing how testimony influences lexical choice, syntax, and discourse structure without attributing these features to individuals.
Todistajaksisanaa is typically marked by referential precision, chronological organization, and a tendency toward concrete nouns and
Contexts and implications: In practice, the concept appears in the analysis of courtroom transcripts, police interviews,
Example sentences in Finnish with translations:
"Minä näin, että auto ajoi päin vastakkaisesta suunnasta tullutta autoa ja törmäsi siihen." — "I saw that
"Tapahtumat eteni aikajärjestyksessä: ensin X, sitten Y." — "The events unfolded in chronological order: first X, then