Forensic Linguistics: An Introduction to Language in the Justice System (Language in Society) - Softcover

Book 7 of 16: Language in Society

Gibbons, John

 
9780631212478: Forensic Linguistics: An Introduction to Language in the Justice System (Language in Society)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0631212477 ISBN 13: 9780631212478
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2003

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.

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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.

From the Back Cover

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.

From the Inside Flap

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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Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Publication date
2003
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0631212477
ISBN 13 
9780631212478
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
350

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