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Drawing together a diverse but focused group of international
researchers for the first time in a single volume, "The Language of
Sexual Crime" explores the role of language in the construction of
identity of both perpetrators and victims of sexual violence, the
ways in which language is used in the detection of
sexually-motivated crime, and the articulation/manipulation of
language in police interviews, the courtroom and the media.
The Language of Sexual Crime explores the role of language in the
construction of identity of both perpetrators and victims of sexual
violence, the ways in which language is used in the detection of
sexually-motivated crime, and the articulation/manipulation of
language in police interviews, the courtroom and the media.
Sociolinguists and lawyers will find insight and relevance in this account of the language of the courtroom, as exemplified in the criminal trial of O.J. Simpson. The trial is examined as the site of linguistic power and persuasion, focusing on the role of language in (re)presenting and (re)constructing the crime. In addition to the trial transcripts, the book draws on Simpson's post-arrest interview, media reports and post-trial interviews with jurors.
Sociolinguists and lawyers will find insight and relevance in this
account of the language of the courtroom, as exemplified in the
criminal trial of O.J. Simpson. The trial is examined as the site
of linguistic power and persuasion, focusing on the role of
language in (re)presenting and (re)constructing the crime. In
addition to the trial transcripts, the book draws on Simpson's
post-arrest interview, media reports and post-trial interviews with
jurors. The result is a unique multi-dimensional insight into the
'Trial of the Century' from a linguistic and discursive
perspective.
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 that is ideal for students
studying forensic linguistics or language and law, or who want to
relate their more general discourse studies to real-life
situations. This book demonstrates the methods of linguistic
analysis in whole range of discourse and communication encounters
in the legal process, presented by world experts in the
field.
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.
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