The Language of Defamation Cases
1st Edition
Published on 28. January 2010
258 pages
978-0-19-974231-8 (ISBN)
Description
Slander and libel cases are largely about how one party uses language in ways that are claimed to defame one another. Linguistic expertise can be central to the case. In The Language of Defamation Cases, Roger W. Shuy describes eleven representative lawsuits--involving newspapers, television stations, religious leaders, physicians, teachers, entertainers, unions, insurance companies, and manufacturers--for which he served as a consultant. Shuy's linguistic analysis illustrates how grammatical referencing, speech acts, discourse structure, framing, conveyed meaning, intentionality, and malicious language affected the outcome of these cases.
The Language of Defamation Cases shows how linguistics can be used to help resolve libel and slander cases. It will appeal to students and scholars of applied linguistics and forensic linguistics.
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Roger W. Shuy
The Language of Defamation Cases
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02/2010
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Roger Shuy is Professor Emeritus of Linguistics, Georgetown University. He is the author of Creating Language Crimes, Linguistics in the Coutroom, and Fighting Over Words.
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Introduction
- PART I: DEFAMATION LAW: WHERE LINGUISTICS CAN HELP
- 1 FIGHTING OVER DEFAMATORY LANGUAGE
- 2 HOW LINGUISTICS FITS INTO THE PICTURE
- PART II: DEFAMATION BATTLES IN THE MEDIA
- 3 A SIXTH-GRADE TEACHER GOES AFTER THE LOCAL PRESS
- 4 WIDOW OF A MURDERED MAN SUES A LOCAL TV STATION
- 5 A RELIGIOUS LEADER, THE TV MEDIA, AND THE FCC
- 6 LAS VEGAS HEADLINER WAYNE NEWTON SUES NBC
- 7 VERBAL DUELS BETWEEN LINGUISTICS EXPERTS IN A CASE BROUGHT BY AN OHIO SUPREME COURT JUSTICE AGAINST A NEWSPAPER
- PART III: DEFAMATION DISPUTES IN THE FIELD OF MEDICINE
- 8 OPTOMETRISTS VS. OPHTHALMOLOGISTS
- 9 OTOLARYNGOLOGISTS VS. PLASTIC SURGEONS
- PART IV: DEFAMATION DISPUTES IN THE FIELD OF BUSINESS
- 10 INFIGHTING IN THE HAIR CARE PRODUCTS INDUSTRY
- 11 A POLICYHOLDER SUES HER INSURANCE COMPANY
- 12 AN EMPLOYEE SUES HER EMPLOYER
- 13 A CORPORATION FILES A LAWSUIT AGAINST ITS UNION
- 14 SO ARE WE MAKING ANY PROGRESS?
- References
- Index
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