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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Alan Durant (Middlesex University, UK) , Janny Leung, HC (University of Hong Kong)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 17.40cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 24.60cm Weight: 0.442kg ISBN: 9781138025578ISBN 10: 1138025577 Pages: 258 Publication Date: 10 March 2016 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsA Introduction: Key Concepts1 What Kind of Variety is ‘Legal Language’? 2 The Historical Development of Legal English 3 Legal Genres 4 Participant Roles and Speech Styles in the Courtroom 5 Persuasion in Court 6 Interpreting Meaning in Legislative Texts 7 The Vocabulary of Legal Power 8 Legal Protection and Regulation of Language 9 Forensic Evidence 10 Legal Order and Linguistic Diversity B Development: Contemporary Approaches 1 Linguistic Features of Legal Language 2 Functions of Legal Language 3 Genre Analysis of Legal Texts 4 Spoken Discourse in the Courtroom 5 Linguistic Strategies Used by Lawyers 6 Pragmatics and Legal Interpretation 7 Legal Speech Acts 8 Disputing ‘Ordinary Language’ 9 Techniques in Forensic Linguistics 10 Linguistic Challenges in Bilingual and Multilingual Legal Order C Exploration: Analyses and Examples 1 Attitudes towards Legal Language 2 Reforming Legal Language 3 Reading a Statute 4 Style and Restrictions in Courtroom Interaction 5 Rhetorical Techniques in Legal Advocacy 6 Deciding Legal Meaning 7 Performatives in Speech and Writing 8 Misleading Language in Adverts 9 Language Data as Evidence 10 Same Law, Different Texts D Extension: Engaging with the Scholarship 1 Law as a Profession of Words 2 Public Understanding of Legal Language 3 The Language of Jury Trial 4 Courtroom Language: Theory and Practice 5 Talking the Language of Lawyers 6 Perspectives on Legal Interpretation 7 Understanding Legal Speech Acts and Rules 8 Language Struggles Online 9 Resolving Disputed Meaning in Court 10 Bilingualism and Jury ServiceReviewsThis book fills a vital need in the teaching of Forensic Linguistics - a rapidly developing field that has adequate breadth and depth of teaching resources. The content is well structured, chunked and contextualised to make it digestible for undergraduates, and readily integrated into lectures and tutorial sessions. I heartily commend Durant and Leung for putting this together. Paul Sidwell, Australian National University With ample supporting data, a range of topics covering the intersections between language and the law are presented through well written introductory sections, followed by more thought-provoking readings. This is an ideal key text for undergraduate modules but will be equally useful for stimulating postgraduate discussion and research. Michelle Aldridge, Cardiff University, UK Forensic linguistics and the language of the courtroom are becoming increasingly important domains for linguists to investigate, and this handsome volume provides insightful, authoritative analysis of all aspects of language and the law in a student-friendly presentation that includes a wealth of detailed analysis and fascinating material. David Deterding, Universiti Brunei Darussalam An innovative and thoughtful overview of law and linguistics, giving students valuable examples for practice and study. Instructors and students will find this text a cogent and firm basis for an introduction to language and law. Gail Stygall, University of Washington, USA """This book fills a vital need in the teaching of Forensic Linguistics - a rapidly developing field that has adequate breadth and depth of teaching resources. The content is well structured, chunked and contextualised to make it digestible for undergraduates, and readily integrated into lectures and tutorial sessions. I heartily commend Durant and Leung for putting this together."" Paul Sidwell, Australian National University ""With ample supporting data, a range of topics covering the intersections between language and the law are presented through well written introductory sections, followed by more thought-provoking readings. This is an ideal key text for undergraduate modules but will be equally useful for stimulating postgraduate discussion and research."" Michelle Aldridge, Cardiff University, UK ""Forensic linguistics and the language of the courtroom are becoming increasingly important domains for linguists to investigate, and this handsome volume provides insightful, authoritative analysis of all aspects of language and the law in a student-friendly presentation that includes a wealth of detailed analysis and fascinating material."" David Deterding, Universiti Brunei Darussalam ""An innovative and thoughtful overview of law and linguistics, giving students valuable examples for practice and study. Instructors and students will find this text a cogent and firm basis for an introduction to language and law."" Gail Stygall, University of Washington, USA" This book fills a vital need in the teaching of Forensic Linguistics - a rapidly developing field that has adequate breadth and depth of teaching resources. The content is well structured, chunked and contextualised to make it digestible for undergraduates, and readily integrated into lectures and tutorial sessions. I heartily commend Durant and Leung for putting this together. Paul Sidwell, Australian National University With ample supporting data, a range of topics covering the intersections between language and the law are presented through well written introductory sections, followed by more thought-provoking readings. This is an ideal key text for undergraduate modules but will be equally useful for stimulating postgraduate discussion and research. Michelle Aldridge, Cardiff University, UK Forensic linguistics and the language of the courtroom are becoming increasingly important domains for linguists to investigate, and this handsome volume provides insightful, authoritative analysis of all aspects of language and the law in a student-friendly presentation that includes a wealth of detailed analysis and fascinating material. David Deterding, Universiti Brunei Darussalam An innovative and thoughtful overview of law and linguistics, giving students valuable examples for practice and study. Instructors and students will find this text a cogent and firm basis for an introduction to language and law. Gail Stygall, University of Washington, USA Author InformationAlan Durant is Professor of Communication in the School of Law at Middlesex University, London. Janny HC Leung is an Associate Professor in the School of English at University of Hong Kong. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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