Language of Fraud Cases

Informationen zum Autor Roger W. Shuy is Emeritus Professor of Linguistics at Georgetown University, editor of the Oxford Studies in Language and Law series, and author of twelve previous books on forensic linguistics. Klappentext The Language of Fraud Cases describes eight court cases that Roger W. Shuy consulted on, and demonstrates the role of linguistic analysis in defining fraudulent language in the context of law. Zusammenfassung The Language of Fraud Cases describes eight court cases that Roger W. Shuy consulted on, and demonstrates the role of linguistic analysis in defining fraudulent language in the context of law. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents 1. Linguistics and Fraud 2. Government contract fraud 3. Resource conservation fraud 4. Corrupt foreign business practices (fraud) 5. Trade secrets fraud and economic espionage 6. Money laundering (fraud) 7. Securities fraud 8. Art theft fraud 9. Price fixing (fraud) 10. The effectiveness of linguistic analysis in fraud cases References

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• Authors: Roger W Shuy, Roger W. Shuy, Roger W. (Distinguished Research Professor o Shuy, Roger W. (Distinguished Research Professor of Linguistics Shuy, Shuy Roger W.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.03.2016
• EAN: 9780190270643
• ISBN: 978-0-19-027064-3
• No. of pages: 312
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; LAW / Criminal Law / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Semantics, Fraud, Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, Semantics, discourse analysis, etc