The Language of Sexual Crime
Cotterill, Janet (EDT)
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BOOK SUMMARY
Drawing together a diverse but focused group of international researchers for the first time in a single volume, The Language of Sexual Crime explores the role of language in the construction of identity of both perpetrators and victims of sexual violence
BOOK SYNOPSIS
Drawing together a diverse but focused group of international researchers for the first time in a single volume, The Language of Sexual Crime explores the role of language in the construction of identity of both perpetrators and victims of sexual violence, the ways in which language is used in the detection of sexually-motivated crime, and the articulation/manipulation of language in police interviews, the courtroom and the media.
AUTHOR BIO
JANET COTTERILL is Reader in Language and Communication and Director of Studies for the MA in Forensic Linguistics at Cardiff University, UK. She is also an experienced consultant and expert witness in forensic linguistics. She co-edited The International Journal of Speech, Language and the Law (formerly Forensic Linguistics) for five years and is the current Vice President and President-Elect of the International Association of Forensic Linguists (IAFL). With a background in translation/interpreting and TEFL/Applied Linguistics, Janet has worked in the UK, France, Egypt and Japan. Her previous books include Language and Power in Court: A Linguistic Analysis of the O.J.Simpson Trial, and (editor) Language in the Legal Process.
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 023000170X
ISBN(13-digit): 9780230001701
Dewey Decimal: 364.153014
Library of Congress: oc2008091627
Book Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 246
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