Dimensions of forensic linguistics

This volume functions as a guide to the multidisciplinary nature of Forensic Linguistics understood in its broadest sense as the interface between language and the law. It seeks to address the links in this relatively young field between theory, method and data, without neglecting the need for new r...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Gibbons, John, 1946- (-), Turell, M. Teresa, 1949-
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam, NL : John Benjamins Pub 2008.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
AILA applied linguistics series ; v. 5.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b31518412*spi
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  • Dimensions of Forensic Linguistics; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Introduction; Part I. The language of the law; The nature of legal language; Language education for law professionals; The language and communication of jury instruction; Policespeak; Legal translation; Part II. The language of the court; Questioning in common law criminal courts; Bilingual courtrooms: In the interests of justice?; The silent witness: Pragmatic and literal interpretations; Language and disadvantage before the law; Interpreting for the minority, interpreting for the power.