Language and Law e-bog
273,24 DKK
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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
Forlag
Red Globe Press
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