Speaking of Language and Law: Conversations on the Work of Peter Tiersma (Oxford Studies in Language and Law) - Hardcover

Book 7 of 19: Oxford Studies in Language and Law

Tiersma, Peter

 
9780199334186: Speaking of Language and Law: Conversations on the Work of Peter Tiersma (Oxford Studies in Language and Law)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0199334188 ISBN 13: 9780199334186
Publisher: OUP USA, 2015

Synopsis

Among the most prominent scholars of language and law is Peter Tiersma, a law professor at Loyola Law School with a doctorate in linguistics (co-editor of The Oxford Handbook of Language and Law). Tiersma's significant body of work traverses a variety of legal and linguistic fields. This book offers a selection of twelve of Tiersma's most influential publications, divided into five thematic areas that are critical to both law and linguistics: Language and Law as a Field of Inquiry, Legal Language and its History, Language and Civil Liability, Language and Criminal Justice, and Jury Instructions. Each paper is accompanied by a brief commentary from a leading scholar in the field, offering a substantive conversation about the ramifications of Tiersma's work and the disagreements that have often surrounded it.

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About the Author

Peter Tiersma is Professor of Law at Loyola Law School.

Lawrence Solan is Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School.

Janet Ainsworth is Professor of Law at Seattle University School of Law.

Roger W. Shuy is Emeritus Professor of Linguistics at Georgetown University.

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Publisher
OUP USA
Publication date
2015
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0199334188
ISBN 13 
9780199334186
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
330
Editor
Solan Lawrence, Ainsworth Janet, Shuy Roger W.