This syllabus is valid: 2007-09-03
and until further notice
Course code: 1LI007
Credit points: 7.5
Education level: First cycle
Main Field of Study and progress level:
Linguistics: First cycle, has only upper-secondary level entry requirements
Grading scale: Three-grade scale
Responsible department: Department of Language Studies
Contents
Forensic Linguistics considers the importance and use of language in the judicial system. The subject has a wide domain of application and has been used, for example, in kidnapping situations and cases of suspected plagiarism in university students work. Linguistic analysis of, for example, legal texts and court room language are a central part of forensic linguistics as are analysis of verbal and written threats. In the judicial process linguistic evidence is used, for example, to help decide the authorship of key evidence and for speaker identification.
The course is constructed around practical examples of forensic linguistic questions and methods. It is suitable for both law students and others with an interest in language, law and society.
Required Knowledge
General entry requirements
Literature
Valid from:
2007 week 36
Hollien Harry Francis Forensic voice identification San Diego, Calif. : Academic Press : Press,c cop. 2002 : xiii, 240 s. : ISBN: 0-12-352621-3 Search the University Library catalogue
Olsson John. Forensic linguistics : an introduction to language, crime and the law London : Continuum : 2004 : 269 p. : ISBN: 0-8264-6108-5 Search the University Library catalogue
