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This volume offers an in-depth analysis of the social phenomenon of
migration from various legal-linguistic perspectives. Migration has
become a global phenomenon and a burning issue provoking social
conflict and political instability in modern societies all over the
world. The question of dealing with migrants and asylum seekers has
dominated political discourse. It has given rise to national and
international legislation on emigration and immigration, some of
them including discriminatory provisions, pressed laws against
immigration (Acts of exclusion) and prompted anti-migration
rhetoric and hate speech against migrants. Important efforts have
been made in both common law and civil law jurisdictions to protect
migrants' fundamental rights to dignity and equality.
The present handbook provides an overview of the pragmatics of
language and language use mediated by digital technologies.
Computer-mediated communication (CMC) is defined to include
text-based interactive communication via the Internet, websites and
other multimodal formats, and mobile communication. In addition to
'core' pragmatic and discourse-pragmatic phenomena the chapters
cover pragmatically-focused research on types of CMC and pragmatic
approaches to characteristic CMC phenomena.
The future of English linguistics as envisaged by the editors of
Topics in English Linguistics lies in empirical studies which
integrate work in English linguistics into general and theoretical
linguistics on the one hand, and comparative linguistics on the
other. The TiEL series features volumes that present interesting
new data and analyses, and above all fresh approaches that
contribute to the overall aim of the series, which is to further
outstanding research in English linguistics.
TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS is a series of books that open new
perspectives in our understanding of language. The series publishes
state-of-the-art work on core areas of linguistics across
theoretical frameworks, as well as studies that provide new
insights by approaching language from an interdisciplinary
perspective. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS considers itself a forum for
cutting-edge research based on solid empirical data on language in
its various manifestations, including sign languages. It regards
linguistic variation in its synchronic and diachronic dimensions as
well as in its social contexts as important sources of insight for
a better understanding of the design of linguistic systems and the
ecology and evolution of language. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS publishes
monographs and outstanding dissertations as well as edited volumes,
which provide the opportunity to address controversial topics from
different empirical and theoretical viewpoints. High quality
standards are ensured through anonymous reviewing.
TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS is a series of books that open new
perspectives in our understanding of language. The series publishes
state-of-the-art work on core areas of linguistics across
theoretical frameworks, as well as studies that provide new
insights by approaching language from an interdisciplinary
perspective. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS considers itself a forum for
cutting-edge research based on solid empirical data on language in
its various manifestations, including sign languages. It regards
linguistic variation in its synchronic and diachronic dimensions as
well as in its social contexts as important sources of insight for
a better understanding of the design of linguistic systems and the
ecology and evolution of language. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS publishes
monographs and outstanding dissertations as well as edited volumes,
which provide the opportunity to address controversial topics from
different empirical and theoretical viewpoints. High quality
standards are ensured through anonymous reviewing.
This edited book provides a comprehensive survey of the modern
state of the art in forensic linguistics. Part I of the book
focuses on the role of the linguist as an expert witness in common
law and civil law jurisdictions, the relation of expert witnesses
and lawyers, ethics standards, and courtroom interaction. Part II
deals with some of the major areas of expertise of forensic
linguistics as the scientific study of language as evidence, namely
authorship identification, speaker identification, text
authentication, deception and lie detection, plagiarism detection,
and cyber language crimes. This book is intended to be used as a
reference for academics, students and practitioners of Linguistics,
Forensic Linguistics, Law, Criminology, and Forensic Psychology,
among other disciplines.
Taming the Vernacular: From Dialect to Written Standard Language
examines the differences between 'standard' and 'nonstandard'
varieties of several different languages. Not only are some of the
best-known languages of Europe represented here, but also some that
have been less well-researched in the past. The chapters address
the syntax of Dutch, English, French, Finnish, Galician, German and
Spanish. For these languages, and many others, it is the standard
varieties on which the most extensive syntactic research has been
carried out, with the result that very little is known about the
syntax of their dialects or the spoken colloquial varieties. The
editors of this volume seek to redress the balance by taking a
cross-linguistic perspective on the historical development of the
standardised varieties. This allows them to identify some common
characteristics of spoken language. It also helps the reader to
understand the kinds of filtering processes that are involved in
standardization, which result in the syntax of spoken colloquial
language being different from the syntax of the standard varieties.
Taming the Vernacular: From Dialect to Written Standard Language is
suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate students of
Linguistics, particularly those taking courses in sociolinguistics,
dialectology, and historical linguistics. The focus on a variety of
languages also makes this text suitable for students studying
courses which cover the linguistic aspects of European languages.
Taming the Vernacular: From Dialect to Written Standard Language
examines the differences between 'standard' and 'nonstandard'
varieties of several different languages. Not only are some of the
best-known languages of Europe represented here, but also some that
have been less well-researched in the past. The chapters address
the syntax of Dutch, English, French, Finnish, Galician, German and
Spanish. For these languages, and many others, it is the standard
varieties on which the most extensive syntactic research has been
carried out, with the result that very little is known about the
syntax of their dialects or the spoken colloquial varieties. The
editors of this volume seek to redress the balance by taking a
cross-linguistic perspective on the historical development of the
standardised varieties. This allows them to identify some common
characteristics of spoken language. It also helps the reader to
understand the kinds of filtering processes that are involved in
standardization, which result in the syntax of spoken colloquial
language being different from the syntax of the standard
varieties.Taming the Vernacular: From Dialect to Written Standard
Language is suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate students of
Linguistics, particularly those taking courses in sociolinguistics,
dialectology, and historical linguistics. The focus on a variety of
languages also makes this text suitable for students studying
courses which cover the linguistic aspects of European languages.
The notion of subjectivity explored here concerns expression of self and the representation of a speaker's perspective or point of view in discourse. Subjectivization involves the structures and strategies that languages evolve in the linguistic realization of subjectivity and the relevant processes of linguistic evolution themselves. This volume reflects the growing attention in linguistics and related disciplines commanded by the centrality of the speaker in language. An international team of contributors offers a series of studies on grammatical, diachronic, and literary aspects of subjectivity and subjectivization, from a variety of perspectives including literary stylistics, historical linguistics, formal semantics, and discourse analysis. The essays look at the role of the perspective of locutionary agents, their expression of affect and modality in linguistic expressions and discourse, and the effects of these phenomena on the formal shape of discourse. This volume demonstrates how deeply embedded in linguistic expression subjectivity is, and how central to human discourse.
In legal interpretation, where does meaning come from? Law is made
from language, yet law, unlike other language-related disciplines,
has not so far experienced its "pragmatic turn" towards inference
and the construction of meaning. This book investigates to what
extent a pragmatically based view of l linguistic and legal
interpretation can lead to new theoretical views for law and, in
addition, to practical consequences in legal decision-making. With
its traditional emphasis on the letter of the law and the immutable
stability of a text as legal foundation, law has been slow to take
the pragmatic perspective: namely, the language-user 's experience
and activity in making meaning. More accustomed to literal than to
pragmatic notions of meaning, that is, in the text rather than
constructed by speakers and hearers the disciplines of law may be
culturally resistant to the pragmatic turn. By bringing together
the different but complementary perspectives of pragmaticians and
lawyers, this book addresses the issue of to what extent legal
meaning can be productively analysed as deriving from resources
beyond the text, beyond the letter of the law. This collection
re-visits the feasibility of the notion of literal meaning for
legal interpretation and, at the same time, the feasibility of
pragmatic meaning for law. Can explications of pragmatic meaning
support court actions in the same way concepts of literal meaning
have traditionally supported statutory interpretations and court
judgements? What are the consequences of a user-based view of
language for the law, in both its practices of interpretation and
its definition of itself as a field? Readers will find in this
collection means of approaching such questions, and promising
routes for inquiry into the genre- and field-specific
characteristics of inference in law. In many respects, the problem
of literal vs. pragmatic meaning confined to the text vs. reaching
beyond it will appear to parallel the dichotomy in law between
textualism and intentionalism. There are indeed illuminating
connections between the pair of linguistic terms and the more
publicly controversial legal ones. But the parallel is not exact,
and the linguistic dichotomy is in any case anterior to the legal
one. Even as linguistic-pragmatic investigation may serve legal
domains, the legal questions themselves point back to central
conditions of all linguistic meaning.
The notion of subjectivity explored here concerns expression of
self and the representation of a speaker's perspective or point of
view in discourse. Subjectivization involves the structures and
strategies that languages evolve in the linguistic realization of
subjectivity and the relevant processes of linguistic evolution
themselves. This volume reflects the growing attention in
linguistics and related disciplines commanded by the centrality of
the speaker in language. An international team of contributors
offers a series of studies on grammatical, diachronic, and literary
aspects of subjectivity and subjectivization, from a variety of
perspectives including literary stylistics, historical linguistics,
formal semantics, and discourse analysis. The essays look at the
role of the perspective of locutionary agents, their expression of
affect and modality in linguistic expressions and discourse, and
the effects of these phenomena on the formal shape of discourse.
This volume demonstrates how deeply embedded in linguistic
expression subjectivity is, and how central to human discourse.
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