Authorship · Stylometry · Linguistic EvidenceFile Z-03 · Thursday, July 9, 2026
FLING/ˈflɪŋ/n.
Forensic Linguistics
The language is the evidence.

The book “Methodologies and Challenges in Forensic Linguistic Casework” edited by Isabel Picornell, Ria Perkins, and Malcolm Coulthard, is part of the Wiley Series in the Psychology of Crime, Policing and Law. This series publishes reviews on emerging areas of research, focusing on implications for practice and policy. The book itself covers methodologies and challenges in forensic linguistic casework, which may bear on methods such as authorship attribution, stylometry, and authenticity/hoax analysis. The series aims to be useful to psychologists, crime detection and prevention professionals, and those involved in the judicial process.

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