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Mar 14, 2026
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LING 220 - Forensic Linguistics: Applications
Semester Hours: 3
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A case-based approach to solving legal and law enforcement problems through linguistic analysis. This course augments legal analysis by applying rigorous, scientifically accepted principles of linguistic analysis to legal evidence such as letters, confessions, contracts, and recorded speech. Topics include linguistic theory, the structure of meaning systems and their arbitrary nature, sociolinguistic analysis of variation in dialect and language, the apparent “sub-dialects” of American males and females, gestures, inter-cultural communication, language and social organization, and the role of standard dialects, non-standard varieties, and slang in delineating social groups. We examine schema, background knowledge, the indeterminacy of meaning, indirect speech, the role of context and inference, discourse analysis, the confession as speech event, conversational analysis, speech acts, the structure of narratives, and how these specifically relate to legal cases.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
May not be taken on a P/F basis.
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Summer Session I 2026
Summer Session II 2026
Summer Session III 2026
Fall 2026
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