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Linguistics and Law (Routledge Guides to Linguistics) - Softcover

Book 7 of 9: Routledge Guides to Linguistics

Kaplan, Jeffrey P.

 
9781138326156: Linguistics and Law (Routledge Guides to Linguistics)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1138326151 ISBN 13: 9781138326156
Publisher: Routledge, 2019

Synopsis

Linguistics and Law offers a clear and concise introduction to making sense of the law through linguistics. Drawing on lexical semantics, syntax, and pragmatics to interpret both written and spoken laws, this book:

  • addresses how to interpret legal documents such as contracts, statutes, constitutional provisions and trademarks;

  • provides thorough analyses of "language crimes" including solicitation, perjury, defamation, and conspiracy, as well as talk between police and criminal suspects;
  • analyzes the Miranda warning in depth;

  • tackles the question of whether there is a "language" of the law;

  • draws on real-life case studies to aid understanding.

Written in an approachable, conversational style and aimed at undergraduate students with little or no prior knowledge of linguistics or law, this book is essential reading for those approaching this topic for the first time.

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About the Author

Jeffrey P. Kaplan is Professor of Linguistics at San Diego State University, USA, and a research associate affiliated with the linguistics program at Western Washington University, USA.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2019
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1138326151
ISBN 13 
9781138326156
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
236