Recent Developments in Forensic Linguistics

by Hannes Kniffka

A selection of 16 papers dissecting forensic linguistics, originally presented in July and August of 1993 at the First International Conference of the International Association of Forensic Linguists, Bonn, and the Forensic Linguistics Workshop at the Tenth World Congress of AILA, Amsterdam. The papers discuss theoretical linguistic implications, methodology, analytical techniques, and the ethical and professional problems faced by forensic linguists giving testimony in court. Four of the papers are presented in German. Lacks an index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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First published January 1, 1996