| Language in the Legal Process 2002 Edition Contributor(s): Cotterill, J. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0333969022 ISBN-13: 9780333969021 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2002 Annotation: Linguists and lawyers from a range of countries and legal systems explore the language of the law and its participants, beginning with the role of the forensic linguist in legal proceedings, either as expert witness or in legal language reform. Subsequent chapters analyze different aspects of language and interaction in the chain of events from a police emergency call through the police interview context and into the courtroom, as well as appeal court and alternative routes to justice. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Reference - Literary Criticism |
| Dewey: 340.14 |
| LCCN: 2002022017 |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.32" W x 8.3" (1.06 lbs) 276 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Linguists and lawyers from a range of countries and legal systems explore the language of the law and its participants, beginning with the role of the forensic linguist in legal proceedings, either as expert witness or in legal language reform. Subsequent chapters analyze different aspects of language and interaction in the chain of events from a police emergency call through the police interview context and into the courtroom, as well as appeal court and alternative routes to justice. A broad-based, coherent introduction to the discourse of language and law. |
