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Language Crimes: The Use and Abuse of Language Evidence in the Courtroom
ISBN: 978-0-631-20153-3
April 1996
Wiley-Blackwell
240 pages
Language Crimes tells the story of some of the remarkable criminal court cases in which Roger Shuy has served as a consultant or expert witness. These intriguing cases show how linguistic analysis can help the courts unravel the ambiguities of taped conversations used in evidence.