Speaking of Language and Law by Peter Tiersma

Speaking of Language and Law by Peter Tiersma

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This book offers a selection of twelve of Peter Tiersma's most influential publications, divided into five thematic areas that are critical to both law and linguistics.

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Speaking of Language and Law by Peter Tiersma

Among the most prominent scholars of language and law is Peter Tiersma, a law professor at Loyola Law School with a doctorate in linguistics (co-editor of The Oxford Handbook of Language and Law). Tiersma's significant body of work traverses a variety of legal and linguistic fields. This book offers a selection of twelve of Tiersma's most influential publications, divided into five thematic areas that are critical to both law and linguistics: Language and Law as a Field of Inquiry, Legal Language and its History, Language and Civil Liability, Language and Criminal Justice, and Jury Instructions. Each paper is accompanied by a brief commentary from a leading scholar in the field, offering a substantive conversation about the ramifications of Tiersma's work and the disagreements that have often surrounded it.
Peter Tiersma is Professor of Law at Loyola Law School. Lawrence Solan is Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School. Janet Ainsworth is Professor of Law at Seattle University School of Law. Roger W. Shuy is Emeritus Professor of Linguistics at Georgetown University.
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ISBN 13 9780199334186
ISBN 10 0199334188
Title Speaking of Language and Law
Author Peter Tiersma
Series Oxford Studies In Language And Law
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Year published 2015-09-10
Number of pages 330
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