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Janet . Ed(S): Cotterill - Language in the Legal Process - 9780333969021 - V9780333969021
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Language in the Legal Process

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Description for Language in the Legal Process Hardback. In this volume, 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. Editor(s): Cotterill, Janet. Num Pages: 293 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFG; JKV; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
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.

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
293
Condition
New
Number of Pages
276
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333969021
SKU
V9780333969021
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99-15

About Janet . Ed(S): Cotterill
ROBERT R. AGNE Department of Communications, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA STAN BERNSTEIN US Bankruptcy Judge, Eastern District, New York USA SUSAN BERK-SELIGSON Associate Professor, Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures, University of Pittsburgh MALCOLM COULTHARD Professor of English Language and Linguistics BETHANY K. DUMAS Associate Professor of English and Chair, University of Tennessee DIANA EADES Associate Professor, Department of ... Read more

Reviews for Language in the Legal Process
'Cotterill's recent collection reminds us at every turn that the law is neither monolithic nor impersonal. It is made up of a number of strange (and sometimes beautiful) procedures and staffed by a heady mix of individuals who are in the final measure, human...The problems raised are not only problems for linguists and lawyers. They demand consideration from anyone who ... Read more

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