The Routledge Handbook of Forensic Linguistics provides a unique work of reference to the leading ideas, debates, topics, approaches and methodologies in Forensic Linguistics.
Forensic Linguistics is the study of language and the law, covering topics from legal language and courtroom discourse to plagiarism. It also concerns the applied (forensic) linguist who is involved in providing evidence, as an expert, for the defence and prosecution, in areas as diverse as blackmail, trademarks and warning labels.
The Routledge Handbook of Forensic Linguistics includes a comprehensive introduction to the field written by the editors and a collection of thirty-seven original chapters written by the worlda (TM)s leading academics and professionals, both established and up-and-coming, designed to equip a new generation of students and researchers to carry out forensic linguistic research and analysis.
The Routledge Handbook of Forensic Linguistics is the ideal resource for undergraduates or postgraduates new to the area.
Malcolm Coulthard is Professor of Forensic Linguistics at Aston University, UK. He is author of numerous publications, the most recent being An Introduction to Forensic Linguistics (co-authored with Alison Johnson, Routledge, 2007).
Alison Johnson is Lecturer in Modern English Language at the University of Leeds, UK. Previous publications include An Introduction to Forensic Linguistics (co-authored with Malcolm Coulthard, Routledge, 2007).
Contributors: Janet Ainsworth, Michelle Aldridge, Dawn Archer, Kelly Benneworth, Vijay K. Bhatia, Ronald R. Butters, Deborah Cao, Malcolm Coulthard, Paul Drew and Traci Walker, Bethany K. Dumas, Diana Eades, Susan Ehrlich, Fiona English, Edward Finegan, Tim Grant, Peter R.A. Gray, Gillian Grebler, Mel Greenlee, Sandra Hale, Chris Hei¬ er, Elizabeth Holt and Alison Johnson, Kate Haworth, Michael Jessen, Krzysztof Kredens and Ruth Morris, Greg M. Matoesian, Gerald R. McMenamin, Frances Rock, Laura Felton Rosulek, Nancy Schweda Nicholson, Roger W. Shuy, Lawrence M. Solan, Elizabeth Stokoe and Derek Edwards, Gail Stygall, Peter Tiersma, Tatiana TkacE+ukovA, David Woolls.
