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Forensic linguistics

Forensic linguistics is a field of applied linguistics involving the relationship between language, the law, and crime.Wikipedia article - confirm accuracy against a verified source.

Dr John Olsson – Forensic Linguist

Information about forensic linguistics and also famous cases. Includes links to videos and eBooks.

What is forensic linguistics?
The field of forensic linguistics has been growing in prominence in the past couple of decades.

Forensic Linguistics: Linguist as detective & expert witness

Linguists are frequently asked to help the police and courts when there is a dispute over the authorship of a written text -- suicide note, abusive or threatening letter, email or text message. In this excerpt from his inaugural lecture, Professor Coulthard explains the concepts he used to help identify the authorship of text messages in a recent murder trial.