Forensic Linguistics : An Introduction to Language in the Justice System

John (Hong Kong Baptist University) Gibbons

ISBN 10: 0631212469 / ISBN 13: 9780631212461

Published by John Wiley And Sons Ltd Jan 2003, 2003

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Neuware - Forensic Linguistics is an introduction to the fascinating interface between language and the law. Examining the nature of legal language, the first half of the book demonstrates that the law is an overwhelmingly linguistic institution, since laws are coded in language and the concepts that are used to construct the law are accessible only through language. The book also explores the language of contracts and the language of legal processes, such as court cases, police investigations and the management of prisoners. The second half of Forensic Linguistics is more socially applied. It discusses the difficulty of understanding legal language, and linguistic sources of disadvantage before the law, particularly for ethnic minorities, children and abused women. The volume then considers legislation on language, including language crimes, as well as linguistic evidence.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Forensic Linguistics : An Introduction to Language in the Justice System
• Publisher: John Wiley And Sons Ltd Jan 2003
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0631212469
• ISBN 13: 9780631212461
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 236W x 158H x 30D millimeters 236 millimeters width by 158 millimeters height by 30 millimeters depth
• Weight: 626 grams

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Synopsis

Forensic Linguistics is an introduction to the fascinating interface between language and the law.

• Provides an integrated and fully theorized understanding of language and law issues.
• Contains many helpful examples from genuine legal contexts and texts.
• Discusses linguistic sources of disadvantage before the law, particularly for ethnic minorities, children and abused women.

About the Author

John Gibbons teaches in the Department of English Language and Literature at Hong Kong Baptist University. He is author of Code Mixing and Code Choice (1987), editor of Language and the Law (1994), and co-editor of Learning, Keeping, and Using Language (1991). He is President of the International Association of Forensic Linguists, and is on the board of the International Journal of Applied Linguistics, Forensic Linguistics and Discurso y Sociedad.