Description
This edited book provides a comprehensive survey of the modern state of the art in forensic linguistics. Part I of the book focuses on the role of the linguist as an expert witness in common law and civil law jurisdictions, the relation of expert witnesses and lawyers, ethics standards, and courtroom interaction. Part II deals with some of the major areas of expertise of forensic linguistics as the scientific study of language as evidence, namely authorship identification, speaker identification, text authentication, deception and lie detection, plagiarism detection, and cyber language crimes. This book is intended to be used as a reference for academics, students and practitioners of Linguistics, Forensic Linguistics, Law, Criminology, and Forensic Psychology, among other disciplines.
Author: Victoria Guillén-Nieto
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 02/10/2023
Pages: 464
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.26lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.97d
ISBN13: 9783030843328
ISBN10: 3030843327
BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics | General
- Medical | Forensic Medicine
- Social Science | Criminology
About the Author
Victoria Guillén-Nieto is Senior Lecturer at the Department of English Studies, University of Alicante, Spain
Dieter Stein is Emeritus Professor at Anglistik III Englische Sprachwissenschaft, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Germany.