Language and Law (e-bog) af Mooney, Annabelle
Mooney, Annabelle (forfatter)

Language and Law e-bog

273,24 DKK (inkl. moms 341,55 DKK)
What is legal language and where is it found? What does a forensic linguist do? How can linguistic skills help legal professionals?We are constantly surrounded by legal language, but sometimes it is almost impossible to understand. Providing extracts from real-life legal cases, this highly usable and accessible textbook brims with helpful examples and activities that will help you to navigate t...
E-bog 273,24 DKK
Forfattere Mooney, Annabelle (forfatter)
Udgivet 11 marts 2014
Genrer Sociolinguistics
Sprog English
Format epub
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9781137017970
What is legal language and where is it found? What does a forensic linguist do? How can linguistic skills help legal professionals?We are constantly surrounded by legal language, but sometimes it is almost impossible to understand. Providing extracts from real-life legal cases, this highly usable and accessible textbook brims with helpful examples and activities that will help you to navigate this area.Language and Law:* introduces useful linguistic concepts and tools * outlines the methods linguists employ to analyse legal language and language in legal situations* includes topics on such as: written legal language; threats, warnings and speech act theory; courtroom interactions and the work linguists do to help solve crimes; physical and 'spoken' signs; and the creativity of legal language