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Syllabus: Forensic Linguistics, ENG 3824, Spring 2025
Almon, Cate
Almon, Cate
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2025
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https://doi.org/10.34944/t3ab-s923
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A kidnapper leaves a ransom note. Can the writing style be used to identify a suspect? How do we know if someone has consented to a vehicle search? Can an implication count as a refusal? Every step of the legal process involves a close look at language, from creating laws, analyzing spoken or written evidence, interrogating suspects, or determining language crimes such as perjury or threats of violence. This course provides an introduction to forensic linguistics, or the application of linguistics within legal settings, using real life examples of language from forensic evidence, interactions between police and suspects, and courtrooms.
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Almon, Cate. Syllabus for Forensic Linguistics. Department of English, Temple U. Philadelphia, Spring 2025.
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