Linguistics in the Courtroom: A Practical Guide

by Roger W. Shuy

2020-11-23 23:26:59

This is a practical guide for both beginning and established linguists who have been asked by lawyers to address the language issues in their civil and criminal cases. Author Roger W. Shuy deals with issues of how to become an expert, how to start an... Read more
This is a practical guide for both beginning and established linguists who have been asked by lawyers to address the language issues in their civil and criminal cases. Author Roger W. Shuy deals with issues of how to become an expert, how to start and manage a practice of consulting on lawcases, how to address the issue of professional ethics, how to work with lawyers, write reports, affidavits, and participate successfully in depositions, direct examination, and cross examination at trial. The book also suggests ways that linguists can use their forensic linguistic experiences intheir publications and classroom teaching, along with suggestions of recent books that forensic linguists may need for their personal libraries. Less

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File size5.59 X 8.39 X 0.91 in
Print pages160
PublisherOxford University Press
Publication date May 25, 2006
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780195306644

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