Forensic Linguistics in China - Origins, Progress, and Prospects

This Element offers a comprehensive examination of forensic linguistics in China. It traces the origins of the field in the 1980s and 1990s, and highlights the progress made in the 2000s, with a focus on the work of influential scholars such as Pan Qingyun, Wang Jie, Du Jinbang, Liao Meizhen, Yuan Chuanyou, and Wang Zhenhua. It discusses the development of Discourse Information Theory, the Principle of Goal, Functional Forensic Discourse Analysis, and Legal Discourse as a Social Process. It also analyses studies on language evidence and explores legal translation. It discusses emerging research areas, including cyberbullying language research, internet court discourse analysis, authorship analysis, expert assistance systems, and speaker identification and evidence of forensic phonetics. This Element provides valuable insights into the growth and potential of forensic linguistics in China, serving as a comprehensive resource for scholars, researchers, and practitioners interested in the intersection of language and law.

List of contents

Series Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Origins in the 1980s and 1990s; 3. Progress in the 2000s; 4. Prospects in the 2020s and beyond; 5. Conclusion; References.

Summary

This Element is an examination of forensic linguistics in China. It traces the origins of the field in the 1980s and 1990s, and highlights the progress made in the 2000s. It discusses the development of Discourse Information Theory, the Principle of Goal, Functional Forensic Discourse Analysis, and Legal Discourse as a Social Process.

Product details

• Authors: Yuan Chuanyou, Lu Nan, Xu Youping
• Publisher: Cambridge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.05.2024
• EAN: 9781009162531
• ISBN: 978-1-00-916253-1
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 5 mm
• Weight: 149 g
• Illustrations: Worked examples or Exercises
• Series: Elements in Forensic Linguistics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; China, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, Writing & editing guides, Criminal or forensic psychology, Law & society, Legal skills & practice, Research methods: general, Judicial powers, Law and society, sociology of law, Civil procedure, litigation & dispute resolution, Legal skills: research methods, Legal systems: judges and judicial powers, Legal skills: drafting and legal writing