... of law school language? Finally, even an examination of the contextual structure of discourse in theabstract is a step away from the study of actual language use—which is a form of action, of ... inculcation of neworientations, analysis of this process can reveal a crucial focal point of professionalidentity—one that differentiates members of this profession from members of others, and ... how theyview and use language. This transition is, of course, itself signaled and performedthrough language, the language of the law school classroom. As in other forms of language socialization,...