Language and law

Author

• Mooney, Annabelle

Additional Author(s)

-

Publisher

London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014

Language

English

ISBN

9781137017949

Series

Subject(s)

• FORENSIC LINGUISTICS
• LAW-LANGUAGE
• LINGUISTICS

Notes

. Bibliograohy: p. 187-202. Index: p. 203-2072

Abstract

What is legal language and where is it found? What does a forensic linguist do? How can linguistic skills help legal professionals?
We are constantly surrounded by legal language, but sometimes it is almost impossible to understand. Providing extracts from real-life legal cases, this highly usable and accessible textbook brims with helpful examples and activities that will help you to navigate this area.

Language and Law:
• introduces useful linguistic concepts and tools
• outlines the methods linguists employ to analyse legal language and language in legal situations
• includes topics on such as: written legal language; threats, warnings and speech act theory; courtroom interactions and the work linguists do to help solve crimes; physical and 'spoken' signs; and the creativity of legal language

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

xiv, 207 p.

Dimension

22 cm.

Other Desc.

ill.

Summary / Review / Table of Content

Introduction
1. Finding the Language
2. The Language of Law
3. Don't Do it!
4. That's Not What I Meant
5. The Trials of Language
6. Different Language Different Rules
7. The CSI Effect?
8. The Pen is Mighty
9. Once Upon a Time
10. Signs in Time and Space
Coda
References
Index.

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