Language and the Law

Bibliographic Data

ID24246137
EditorsJohn Peter Gibbons
Year2014
Publication date2014-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
Reviewed byLanguage and the Law, Edwin Battistella, 1996
VenueLanguage and the Law (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherTaylor & Francis Group (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.4324/9781315844329
OpenAlexW4235970113
ISBN9781315844329
Open LibraryOL34619243M
LanguageEN
Citations received76

Explains and describes the ways that language use in the legal system can create inequality and disadvantage. It examines the three main areas where the two intersect: the central issue of the language of the law; the disadvantage which language can impose before the law, and forensic linguistics - the use of linguistic evidence in legal processes. Each section of the book is preceded by an introduction by the editor which sets the paper within a conceptual framework. Lawyer's opinions are not neglected even though the collection is written mainly by linguists. The section concludes with a lawyer's response, in which a prominent lawyer with a particular interest in the content of the section responds to the papers.

forensic linguistics · language inequality · legal language · Legal Language and Interpretation · Linguistic and Sociocultural Studies · Linguistic research and analysis · Language and languages, philosophy · Law, language · Legal composition · Psycholinguistics