ELING 482
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Forensic and legal linguistics
Linguistics
College of Humanities
Course Description
Course introduces forensic and legal linguistics. Primary goals are: understand the intersection between language and the law, learn research conducted in the field, conduct and write up analyses.
When Taught
Winter
Fixed
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
0
Title
Understanding the interaction between law and linguistics
Learning Outcome
Students will be able to explain the relationships between the fields of law and linguistics and how linguistics can be used to address legal issues.
Title
Disciplinary problems and solutions
Learning Outcome
Students will be able to articulate a variety of forensic/legal linguistic theoretical, methodological, and practical problems as well as potential solutions.
Title
Legal/forensic linguistic analysis
Learning Outcome
Students will be able to independently conduct a variety of forensic/legal linguistic analyses to a high degree of methodological rigor.
Title
Communication in the subdiscipline
Learning Outcome
Students will be able to communicate to appropriate audiences the results of analyses that they conduct through reports, presentations, and articles.
