Speaking of Language and Law
Conversations on the Work of Peter Tiersma
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Public Speaking, Rhetoric, Law, Legal History, Linguistics
| Author: | ISBN: | 9780190492663 | |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press | Publication: | August 25, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9780190492663 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Publication: | August 25, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Language: | English |
Among the most prominent scholars of language and law is Peter Tiersma, a law professor at Loyola Law School with a doctorate in linguistics (co-editor of The Oxford Handbook of Language and Law). Tiersma's significant body of work traverses a variety of legal and linguistic fields. This book offers a selection of twelve of Tiersma's most influential publications, divided into five thematic areas that are critical to both law and linguistics: Language and Law as a Field of Inquiry, Legal Language and its History, Language and Civil Liability, Language and Criminal Justice, and Jury Instructions. Each paper is accompanied by a brief commentary from a leading scholar in the field, offering a substantive conversation about the ramifications of Tiersma's work and the disagreements that have often surrounded it.
Among the most prominent scholars of language and law is Peter Tiersma, a law professor at Loyola Law School with a doctorate in linguistics (co-editor of The Oxford Handbook of Language and Law). Tiersma's significant body of work traverses a variety of legal and linguistic fields. This book offers a selection of twelve of Tiersma's most influential publications, divided into five thematic areas that are critical to both law and linguistics: Language and Law as a Field of Inquiry, Legal Language and its History, Language and Civil Liability, Language and Criminal Justice, and Jury Instructions. Each paper is accompanied by a brief commentary from a leading scholar in the field, offering a substantive conversation about the ramifications of Tiersma's work and the disagreements that have often surrounded it.
