The linguistics of analysing deception in written texts Isabel Picornell

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Picornell, Isabel, author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in forensic linguistics

Cambridge elements. Elements in forensic linguistics 2634-7334

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lie detectors and detection.

Deception.

Forensic linguistics.

Lie Detection.

Medical Subjects:

Lie Detection.

Deception.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Other Title:

The linguistics of analyzing deception in written texts

Place of Publication:

Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2026

Summary:

"This Element explores the analysis of deception in written texts from a forensic linguistic perspective. It provides an overview of the evolution of deception research and philosophy, from its earliest conceptualisation as a sin against God, to cue leakage theories and pseudoscientific beliefs built on medieval concepts of deceptive behaviour, to current psychology and linguistic based approaches to identifying lying. This requires an appreciation of where linguistic analysis fits into the eight decades plus of deception research, which is addressed here: the relationships between deceptive intention and communication; between emotional states and the linguistic features claimed to represent them; and between language and linguistic analysis. This Element is written for the non-linguist professional, especially those engaged in investigative and inquisitorial contexts, to provide them with some knowledge to assess the strengths and limitations of approaches to analysing lying and deception as produced in written texts"-- Cambridge Core

Contents:

Theoretical models of deception production and detection

Approaches to verbal deception production and detection

Linguistic theory in deception

Analysing deception in witness narratives: a study

Analysing language in context

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed June 18, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version Picornell, Isabel Linguistics of analysing deception in written texts

ISBN:

9781009671125

100967112X

OCLC:

1586415336

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