Linguistics in the Courtroom
A Practical Guide
1st Edition
Published on 25. May 2006
161 pages
978-0-19-804186-3 (ISBN)
Description
This is a practical guide for both beginning and established linguists who have been asked by lawyers to address the language issues in their civil and criminal cases. Author Roger W. Shuy deals with issues of how to become an expert, how to start and manage a practice of consulting on law cases, how to address the issue of professional ethics, how to work with lawyers, write reports, affidavits, and participate successfully in depositions, direct examination, and cross examination at trial. The book also suggests ways that linguists can use their forensic linguistic experiences in their publications and classroom teaching, along with suggestions of recent books that forensic linguists may need for their personal libraries.
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06/2006
Oxford University Press Inc
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Roger W. Shuy is Distinguished Research Professor of Linguistics, Emeritus, at Georgetown University. He is also president of Roger W. Shuy, Inc. in Missoula, Montana, founded in 1982 and specializing in linguistic services to attorneys in criminal and civil cases.
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- 1 First Steps
- 2 Starting a Practice
- 3 Doing Business
- 4 Working with Attorneys
- 5 Analyzing the Data
- 6 Writing Reports
- 7 Being Deposed
- 8 Giving Testimony in the Direct Examination
- 9 Cross-Examination Testimony
- 10 Ethical Issues
- 11 Using Your Experience to Write Articles or Books
- 12 Using Your Experience to Teach Courses
- 13 Some Useful Books for the Forensic Linguist's Library
- Index
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- C
- D
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- F
- G
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