Forensic Linguistics An Introduction to Language in the Justice System [Paperback]

Forensic Linguistics is an introduction to the fascinating interface between language and the law.

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• 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.

Series Editor’s Preface.

Examples and Conventions.

1. Introduction: The Law And Language.

2. Literacy And The Law.

3. The Pursuit Of Precision.

4. Interaction And Power.

5. Telling The Story.

6. Communication Issues In The Legal System.

7. Language And Disadvantage Before The Law.

8. Bridging The Gap.

9. Law On Language.

10. Linguistic Evidence.

References.

Index of Legal Cases and Legislation.

Index.

Forensic Linguistics fills a major gap and will be invaluable to those who teach courses on language and the law at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. It is wide ranging and accessible, with a large references section – ideal as an introduction to the subject. I will certainly use it with my own students. Malcolm Coulthard, University of Birmingham

This book brings a wealth of knowledge to the study of language and law. It should be of interest to a wide audience, including sociologists and anthropologists interested in studying such things as power relationships among participants in the legal system through close exl4