| Description |
viii, 337 pages ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Language in society ; 32 |
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Language in society (Oxford, England) ; 32
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| Contents |
Introduction: The Law and Language -- 1. Literacy and the Law -- 2. The Pursuit of Precision -- 3. Interaction and Power -- 4. Telling the story -- 5. Communication Issues in the Legal System -- 6. Language and Disadvantage before the Law -- 7. Bridging the Gap -- 8. Law on Language -- 9. Linguistic Evidence |
| Summary |
"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."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Linguistic analysis (Linguistics)
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Law -- Language.
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Law -- Terminology.
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Forensic linguistics.
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English language -- Semantics.
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| Genre/Form |
Terminology.
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| LC no. |
2002070942 |
| ISBN |
0631212469 hardcover alkaline paper |
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0631212477 paperback alkaline paper |
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