Linguistics in the courtroom : a practical guide / Roger W. Shuy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shuy, Roger W., author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Forensic linguistics--United States.

Forensic linguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (161 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Dealing with issues of how linguists first become and then represent themselves as experts, this book also talks about how they can manage the practice of consulting on law cases, how they can address important issues of professional ethics, and how they can work most effectively with lawyers.

Contents:

Contents; 1 First Steps; 2 Starting a Practice; 3 Doing Business; 4 Working with Attorneys; 5 Analyzing the Data; 6 Writing Reports; 7 Being Deposed; 8 Giving Testimony in the Direct Examination; 9 Cross-Examination Testimony; 10 Ethical Issues; 11 Using Your Experience to Write Articles or Books; 12 Using Your Experience to Teach Courses; 13 Some Useful Books for the Forensic Linguist's Library; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W

Notes:

Formerly CIP.

Previously issued in print: 2006.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-029443-4

0-19-772199-0

1-280-84658-5

0-19-804186-1

1-4294-2076-6

OCLC:

476008673

Publisher Number:

9780195306644