An accessible introduction to forensic linguistics and the linguistic methods they employ. Containing real-life examples, it shows that linguistic tools are invaluable in exploring legal language and language with legal consequences, and that lawyers are also language experts who exploit the 'normal' rules of language in ingenious ways.
Language and LawREADERSHIP: Tertiary Education (US: College)
ISBN-10: 1137017945
ISBN-13: 9781137017949
Author:
Mooney, Annabelle /
Publisher: Macmillan Education UK
Publication date: March 2014
Format: Paperback / softback
Language: English
Dimensions: 216 x 139 x 13 mm
Weight: 282 g
Pages: 224 pages, 224 p. pages
Title: Language and Law