Linguistics and Law offers a clear and concise introduction to
making sense of the law through linguistics. Drawing on lexical
semantics, syntax, and pragmatics to interpret both written and
spoken laws, this book: addresses how to interpret legal documents
such as contracts, statutes, constitutional provisions and
trademarks; provides thorough analyses of "language crimes"
including solicitation, perjury, defamation, and conspiracy, as
well as talk between police and criminal suspects; analyzes the
Miranda warning in depth; tackles the question of whether there is
a "language" of the law; draws on real-life case studies to aid
understanding. Written in an approachable, conversational style and
aimed at undergraduate students with little or no prior knowledge
of linguistics or law, this book is essential reading for those
approaching this topic for the first time.
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