Malcolm Coulthard, Alison Johnson, David Wright

An Introduction to Forensic Linguistics

Language in Evidence

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This bestselling textbook has long been the standard reference for courses in forensic linguistics and language and the law. Using knowledge and experience gained in legal settings, the authors combine many perspectives into a unified textbook, focusing throughout on evidence from real cases including UK serial killer Harold Shipman and the murder of JonBenét Ramsey. Divided into two sections, it covers the key topics of the field and includes research tasks, further reading and web links. This edition includes new approaches, new material on courtroom discourse, forensic phonetics and authorship attribution, a new conclusion and glossary, ensuring it remains the essential textbook.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• 2. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Juli 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 575g
• ISBN-13: 9781138641709
• ISBN-10: 1138641707
• Artikelnr.: 45620955

Autorenporträt

Coulthard, Malcolm; Johnson, Alison; Wright, David

Inhaltsangabe

List of Tables
List of Figures
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
PART I - The Language of the Legal Process
2 Critical, theoretical, and methodological approaches to language in legal
settings
3 The language of the law
4 Emergency service calls and police interviewing
5 Trial discourse
PART II - Language as Evidence
6 The work of the forensic linguist
7 Forensic phonetics
8 Authorship Attribution
9 On textual borrowing
10 The linguist as expert witness
11 Conclusion
References
Index

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List of Tables

List of Figures

Acknowledgements



1. Introduction

PART I - The Language of the Legal Process

2 Critical, theoretical, and methodological approaches to language in legal settings

3 The language of the law

4 Emergency service calls and police interviewing

5 Trial discourse

PART II - Language as Evidence

6 The work of the forensic linguist

7 Forensic phonetics

8 Authorship Attribution

9 On textual borrowing

10 The linguist as expert witness





11 Conclusion



References



Index

Rezensionen

"This book is quite superb. It provides a neat introduction to the subject area for those who have no formal background in linguistics." Matthew Kewley, Barrister