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The Routledge Handbook of Forensic Linguistics provides a unique work of reference to the leading ideas, debates, topics, approaches and methodologies in Forensic Linguistics. Forensic Linguistics is the study of language and the law, covering topics from legal language and courtroom discourse to plagiarism. It also concerns the applied (forensic) linguist who is involved in providing evidence, as an expert, for the defence and prosecution, in areas as diverse as blackmail, trademarks and warning labels. The Routledge Handbook of Forensic Linguistics includes a comprehensive introduction to the field written by the editors and a collection of thirty-seven original chapters written by the world’s leading academics and professionals, both established and up-and-coming, designed to equip a new generation of students and researchers to carry out forensic linguistic research and analysis. The Routledge Handbook of Forensic Linguistics is the ideal resource for undergraduates or postgraduates new to the area.
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The Routledge Handbook of Forensic Linguistics
The Routledge Handbook of Forensic Linguistics provides a unique work of reference to the leading ideas, debates, topics, approaches and methodologies in Forensic Linguistics. Forensic Linguistics is the study of language and the law, covering topics from legal language and courtroom discourse to plagiarism. It also concerns the applied (forensic) linguist who is involved in providing evidence, as an expert, for the defence and prosecution, in areas as diverse as blackmail, trademarks and warning labels. The Routledge Handbook of Forensic Linguistics includes a comprehensive introduction to the field written by the editors and a collection of thirty-seven original chapters written by the world’s leading academics and professionals, both established and up-and-coming, designed to equip a new generation of students and researchers to carry out forensic linguistic research and analysis. The Routledge Handbook of Forensic Linguistics is the ideal resource for undergraduates or postgraduates new to the area. Malcolm Coulthard is Professor of Forensic Linguistics at Aston University, UK. He is author of numerous publications, the most recent being An Introduction to Forensic Linguistics (co-authored with Alison Johnson, Routledge, 2007). Alison Johnson is Lecturer in Modern English Language at the University of Leeds, UK. Previous publications include An Introduction to Forensic Linguistics (co-authored with Malcolm Coulthard, Routledge, 2007).
Contributors: Janet Ainsworth, Michelle Aldridge, Dawn Archer, Kelly Benneworth, Vijay K. Bhatia, Ronald R. Butters, Deborah Cao, Malcolm Coulthard, Paul Drew, Bethany K. Dumas, Diana Eades, Derek Edwards, Susan Ehrlich, Fiona English, Laura Felton Rosulek, Edward Finegan, Tim Grant, Peter R.A. Gray, Gillian Grebler, Mel Greenlee, Sandra Hale, Kate Haworth, Chris Heffer, Elizabeth Holt, Michael Jessen, Alison Johnson, Krzysztof Kredens, Gerald R. McMenamin, Gregory M. Matoesian, Ruth Morris, Frances Rock, Nancy Schweda Nicholson, Roger W. Shuy, Lawrence M. Solan, Elizabeth Stokoe, Gail Stygall, Peter Tiersma, Tatiana Tkacˇ uková, Traci Walker, David Woolls.
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