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Language crimes : the use and abuse of language evidence in the courtroom /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shuy, Roger W. (Author)
Format: Government Document Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Blackwell Publishers, [1996]
Series:Language library.
Subjects:
Forensic linguistics > United States.
Evidence, Criminal > United States > Language.
Audiotapes in courtrooms proceedings > United States.
Linguistic analysis (Linguistics)
Linguistique légale > États-Unis.
Preuve (Droit pénal) > États-Unis > Langage.
Analyse linguistique (Linguistique)
Evidence, Criminal > Language.
Forensic linguistics.
United States.
Forensic linguistics > United States
Evidence, Criminal > United States
Audiotapes in courtroom proceedings > United States
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: New Directions
  • Misconceptions about Language in Law Cases
  • Bribery
  • Offering Bribes
  • Agreeing
  • Threatening
  • Admitting
  • Telling the Truth versus Perjury
  • Promising
  • Asking Questions
  • On Testifying.