Spoken Threats from Production to Perception

James Tompkinson (University of York)

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Cambridge University Press
18 January 2024

Psycholinguistics; Phonetics, phonology; Violence in society; Criminal or forensic psychology; Criminal law & procedure

Series: Elements in Forensic Linguistics

Spoken threats are a common but linguistically complex language crime. Although threatening language has been examined from different linguistic perspectives, there is limited research which critically addresses how people perceive spoken threats and infer traits such as threat and intent from speakers' voices. There is also minimal linguistic research addressing differences between written and spoken threats. By specifically analysing threats delivered in both written and spoken modalities, as well as integrating perceptual phonetic analysis into discussions on spoken threats, this Element offers perspectives on these two under-researched areas. It highlights the dangers of assuming that the way in which someone sounds correlates with, for example, their intention to commit harm, and explores potential problems in assuming that written and spoken threats are equivalent to one another. The goal of the Element is to advance linguistic knowledge and understanding around spoken threats, as well as promote further research in the area.

By: James Tompkinson (University of York)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 230mm, Width: 150mm, Spine: 5mm
Weight: 150g
ISBN: 9781009293013
ISBN 10: 100929301X
Series: Elements in Forensic Linguistics
Pages: 74
Publication Date: 18 January 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Series Preface; Prologue; 1. Introduction; 2. Threatening language: a research review; 3. Analysing threat production: a corpus approach; 4. Analysing threat perception: an experimental approach; 5. Concluding thoughts; References.