Researching Forensic Linguistics

Essentials of Business Research is a concise, accessible, student case orientated text that also considers the importance of the supervisor in the dissertation process.

This book guides the student through the entire research process by using actual student case examples and explaining the role of the supervisor and how to meet their expectations. Key features include:

• 'You're the Supervisor' sections - helps students to meet their learning outcomes.

• 'Common questions and answers' - provides students with an invaluable point of reference for some of the challenges they are likely to face while undertaking their research project.

• Comprehensive section on ethical issues students need to consider when undertaking their research project.

• Helpful glossary.

The book is packed with helpful diagrams, student case studies, chapter objectives, annotated further reading sections and summary and references at the end of each chapter.

Auteur

Georgina Heydon is an Associate Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (Melbourne, Australia) and President of the International Association of Forensic Linguists. She has published extensively on the discourse and conversational structures of police interviews and other forms of crime reporting. Associate Professor Heydon regularly delivers interviewing training to police and judicial audiences around the world and provides expert evidence in court cases involving language issues.

Contenu

List of illustrations

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part I Language Crimes

Chapter 1 Authorship Attribution Case File: Murder in Mackay

Chapter 2 Legal Language Interpretation Case File: Solvency and Semantics

Part II Police procedures

Chapter 3 Police Interviewing: Questioning Strategies in UK and USA Models of Training

Chapter 4 Lie Detection and Linguistics

Chapter 5 Police Cautions and Comprehension

Part III Legal Process

Chapter 6 Anonymous Reporting of Sexual Assault: Assessing the Value of Online, Form-Based Reporting

Chapter 7 Legal Investigative Interviewing: Questioning Strategies in Civil and Administrative Investigations

Chapter 8 Access to Justice: Post-Colonial Language Attitudes

Chapter 9 Generating Data for Forensic Linguistic Research

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