| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Cambridge Encyclopedia of the Language Sciences |
| Editors | Patrick Colm Hogan |
| Place of Publication | Cambridge, United Kingdom |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 313-314 |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780521866897, 0521866898 |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |
Abstract
Forensic linguistics refers to the use of linguistic expert evidence in legal proceedings, and more broadly, to linguistic research in legal contexts. Most forensic linguistic work published in English pertains to the common law adversarial legal system of the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, and Australia. Any area of linguistics can have a forensic application. In order to do forensic linguistics, a person must qualify as a linguist, specializing in a particular area, such as phonetics or sociolinguistics. There are a few graduate programs in forensic linguistics, but most practitioners are linguists with a doctorate in their specialization who apply this expertise to legal questions and contexts.
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Keywords
- Language in Culture and Society (Sociolinguistics)
- Discourse and Pragmatics
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