Language and Law

Language plays an essential role both in creating law and in governing its implementation. Providing an accessible and comprehensive introduction to this subject Language and Law:describes the different registers and genres that make up spoken and written legal language and how they develop over time;analyses real-life examples drawn from court cases from different parts of the world illustrating the varieties of English used in the courtroom by speakers occupying different roles;addresses the challenges presented to our notions of law and regulation by online communication;discusses the complex role of translation in bilingual and multilingual jurisdictions including Hong Kong and Canada; andprovides readings from key scholars in the discipline including Lawrence Solan Peter Goodrich Marianne Constable David Mellinkoff and Chris Heffer.With a wide range of activities throughout this accessible textbook is essential reading for anyone studying language and law or forensic linguistics.Sections A B and C of this book are freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license available at taylorfrancis/books/e/9781315436258