Roger W. Shuy
- Published in print:
- 2005
- Published Online:
- September 2007
- ISBN:
- 9780195181661
- eISBN:
- 9780199788477
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195181661.003.01973
- Subject:
- Linguistics, Sociolinguistics / Anthropological Linguistics
This book is about language evidence, not the more commonly known physical evidence such as DNA or fingerprints. The cases described will include the discourse of targets such as millionaires, ...
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This book is about language evidence, not the more commonly known physical evidence such as DNA or fingerprints. The cases described will include the discourse of targets such as millionaires, average people, business tycoons, salesmen, and lawyers. All who suddenly find themselves embroiled in criminal cases that demonstrate the various ways that unfair and deceptive conversational strategies can be used on anyone. Although no claims are made that such strategies are widely used by all law enforcement, when they are employed, perhaps because of their own professional vision, the analysis of a forensic linguist can be helpful.Less
This book is about language evidence, not the more commonly known physical evidence such as DNA or fingerprints. The cases described will include the discourse of targets such as millionaires, average people, business tycoons, salesmen, and lawyers. All who suddenly find themselves embroiled in criminal cases that demonstrate the various ways that unfair and deceptive conversational strategies can be used on anyone. Although no claims are made that such strategies are widely used by all law enforcement, when they are employed, perhaps because of their own professional vision, the analysis of a forensic linguist can be helpful.
Roger Shuy
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- September 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780199926961
- eISBN:
- 9780199980505
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199926961.001.0001
- Subject:
- Linguistics, Sociolinguistics / Anthropological Linguistics
This book analyzes the many ways in which language plays a crucial role in sexual misconduct cases. The book describes eleven court cases for which the author served as an expert witness, and ...
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This book analyzes the many ways in which language plays a crucial role in sexual misconduct cases. The book describes eleven court cases for which the author served as an expert witness, and explains the issues at stake in each case for both lawyers and linguists. The book's attention is on aspects of sexual misconduct that have not previously received the attention they deserve, such as: the language evidence of sexual misconduct in the workplace; cases of adult-to-child sexual misconduct with the family; and adult-adult sexual misconduct cases. The book describes the often-used linguistic analytical tools that are available to both the prosecution and the defense, and argues that there is a particular sequence in which these tools should be used.Less
This book analyzes the many ways in which language plays a crucial role in sexual misconduct cases. The book describes eleven court cases for which the author served as an expert witness, and explains the issues at stake in each case for both lawyers and linguists. The book's attention is on aspects of sexual misconduct that have not previously received the attention they deserve, such as: the language evidence of sexual misconduct in the workplace; cases of adult-to-child sexual misconduct with the family; and adult-adult sexual misconduct cases. The book describes the often-used linguistic analytical tools that are available to both the prosecution and the defense, and argues that there is a particular sequence in which these tools should be used.
Roger W. Shuy
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- September 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780199926961
- eISBN:
- 9780199980505
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199926961.003.0008
- Subject:
- Linguistics, Sociolinguistics / Anthropological Linguistics
This introductory chapter is concerned with sexual misconduct cases, particularly those involving children. It reviews how sexual misconduct cases were dealt with by previous authors and books, and ...
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This introductory chapter is concerned with sexual misconduct cases, particularly those involving children. It reviews how sexual misconduct cases were dealt with by previous authors and books, and emphasizes that the present work highlights several aspects that have been previously ignored. These include the language evidence of sexual misconduct that occurs in the workplace and sexual misconduct cases that occur between two adults. The chapter then explains how linguistics can help the analysis of sexual misconduct cases. It ends with a summary of the eleven cases presented in this book, where the author also acted as an expert witness.Less
This introductory chapter is concerned with sexual misconduct cases, particularly those involving children. It reviews how sexual misconduct cases were dealt with by previous authors and books, and emphasizes that the present work highlights several aspects that have been previously ignored. These include the language evidence of sexual misconduct that occurs in the workplace and sexual misconduct cases that occur between two adults. The chapter then explains how linguistics can help the analysis of sexual misconduct cases. It ends with a summary of the eleven cases presented in this book, where the author also acted as an expert witness.
Roger W. Shuy
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- December 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780190270643
- eISBN:
- 9780190270667
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190270643.003.0010
- Subject:
- Linguistics, Sociolinguistics / Anthropological Linguistics
This chapter examines the usefulness of linguistic analysis for the retaining lawyers in the eight fraud cases described earlier. None of the lawyers used their retained linguist as an expert witness ...
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This chapter examines the usefulness of linguistic analysis for the retaining lawyers in the eight fraud cases described earlier. None of the lawyers used their retained linguist as an expert witness but they used the analysis during the legal proceedings in various ways. Admittedly, eight cases is a very small sample, but the case results can give some indication of linguistic usefulness. Since two of the defendants were clearly guilty, linguistic analysis couldn’t help their lawyers very much. In three of the cases the lawyers used the linguistic analysis to negotiate favorable plea bargains to some of the charges. The remaining three cases resulted in not guilty verdicts for the defendants. The chapter concludes with an assessment of the advantages of using the inverted pyramid approach to analysis of language evidence and the virtues of using linguists as expert consultants versus the difficulties involved in using them as expert witnesses.Less
This chapter examines the usefulness of linguistic analysis for the retaining lawyers in the eight fraud cases described earlier. None of the lawyers used their retained linguist as an expert witness but they used the analysis during the legal proceedings in various ways. Admittedly, eight cases is a very small sample, but the case results can give some indication of linguistic usefulness. Since two of the defendants were clearly guilty, linguistic analysis couldn’t help their lawyers very much. In three of the cases the lawyers used the linguistic analysis to negotiate favorable plea bargains to some of the charges. The remaining three cases resulted in not guilty verdicts for the defendants. The chapter concludes with an assessment of the advantages of using the inverted pyramid approach to analysis of language evidence and the virtues of using linguists as expert consultants versus the difficulties involved in using them as expert witnesses.
