Forensic Linguistics - Softcover

John Olsson; June Luchjenbroers

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1441170766 ISBN 13: 9781441170767

Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, 2013

Synopsis

Forensic Linguistics

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Review:

[A]n extremely useful book for students and practitioners in a broad range of fields ... [including] law students, practising lawyers, students of applied linguistics, criminologists [and] police officers ... One of the strengths of the book is that real-life legal cases are referred to when illustrating theoretical points ... [A]n informative and accessible text. * New Zealand Studies in Applied Linguistics * This book is vital reading for students and researchers of forensic linguistics and will undoubtedly help to cement interest in the field. It is stunningly comprehensive, addressing a generous range of forensic-related themes and issues: from cyber-terrorism to suicide notes. It takes in spoken, written and computer-mediated communication, examines, in detail, key studies and cases, and is written in a limpid and engaging style. The book also usefully includes a number of practical exercises and insightful commentaries which will prove invaluable to readers wishing to sharpen their forensic analytical sensibilities. This new edition of Forensic Linguistics is a joy to read, and I will be recommending it to all of my students interested in the interface between language and society. -- Kevin Harvey, Lecturer in Applied Sociolinguistics, University of Nottingham, UK

About the Author:

John Olsson lectures in Forensic Linguistics in both the School of Linguistics and the School of Law at Bangor University, Wales, and is head of the Forensic Linguistics Institute. Additionally, he teaches forensic linguistics online.

June Luchjenbroers is Senior Lecturer in Linguistics at Bangor University, Wales

About this edition

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1441170766
• ISBN 13: 9781441170767
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 368