The second edition of An Introduction to Forensic Linguistics: Language in Evidence presents a comprehensive overview of forensic linguistic theory and practice, covering the language of the legal process, emergency calls, police interviewing, courtroom discourse, and the role of the forensic linguist. It includes dedicated chapters on forensic phonetics and authorship attribution, as well as the linguistic investigation of plagiarism and the expert‑witness function of linguists. The text details methodological approaches used in these areas, illustrating how linguistic analysis is applied to legal evidence. (Coulthard, Johnson & Wright, 2nd ed.)
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