Sociolinguistics and the Legal Process

AvDiana Eades

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

Del 5 i serien MM Textbooks

381 kr

Beställningsvara. Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar. Fri frakt över 249 kr.

Fler format och utgåvor

Inbunden

1 134 kr

Övrigt

Tillf. slut

Övrigt

Tillf. slut

Beskrivning

Sociolinguistics and the Legal Process is an introduction to language, law and society for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students. Its central focus is the exploration of what sociolinguistic research can tell us about how language works and doesn’t work in the legal process. Written for readers who may not have prior knowledge of sociolinguistics or the law, the book has an accessible style combined with discussion questions and exercises as well as topics for assignments, term papers, theses and dissertations. A wide range of legal contexts are investigated, including courtroom hearings, police interviews, lawyer interviews as well as small claims courts, mediation, youth justice conferencing and indigenous courts. The final chapter looks at how sociolinguists can contribute to the legal process: as expert witnesses, through legal education, and through investigating the role of language in the perpetuation of inequality in and through the legal process.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2010-04-06
Mått:174 x 245 x 17 mm
Vikt:564 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:MM Textbooks
Antal sidor:320
Förlag:Channel View Publications Ltd
ISBN:9781847692535

Utforska kategorier

Mer om författaren

Diana Eades (University of New England, Australia) has been actively involved in the legal process for more than twenty years, doing sociolinguistic research, providing expert evidence and delivering training for judges, magistrates and lawyers. She has taught at undergraduate and graduate levels at the University of Hawaiâi and several colleges and universities in Australia. At various times she has been President, Vice-President and Secretary of the International Association of Forensic Linguists. In addition to many journal articles and book chapters, her publications include Courtroom Talk and Neocolonial Control (2008, Mouton de Gruyter) and the 1995 edited volume Language in Evidence: Issues Confronting Aboriginal and Multicultural Australia (UNSW Press). She is co-editor of The International Journal of Speech Language and the Law.

Recensioner i media

Not only does Diana Eades' textbook cross disciplinary and cultural borders, but also it bridges the gap between research and pedagogy. Bravo.

Innehållsförteckning

PART 1 INTRODUCTIONChapter 1 Using Sociolinguistics to Study the Legal ProcessPART II COURTROOM HEARINGSChapter 2 Researching Courtroom TalkChapter 3 Focus on TrialsChapter 4 Second Language Speakers and InterpretersChapter 5 Vulnerable WitnessesChapter 6 Courtroom Talk and Societal Power RelationsPART III POLICE INTERVIEWSChapter 7 Police InterviewsChapter 8 Police Interviews with Members of Minority GroupsPART IV OTHER LEGAL CONTEXTSChapter 9 Lawyer-client InteractionsChapter 10 Informal and Alternative Legal ProcessesPART V CONCLUSIONChapter 11 What (Else) Can Sociolinguistics Do?