The Philological Society video presents a case study in which forensic linguists applied a formal idiolect framework to differentiate the texting styles of Amanda Berg and her husband Christopher Berg, using feature sets such as consistent orthographic markers and characteristic abbreviations. The analysis demonstrates how idiolectal and stylometric cues can be compared to attribute authorship of SMS messages, identify shared versus distinctive linguistic habits, and support courtroom evidence.
Bears on: authorship & stylometry · concepts & methods