Slander and libel cases are largely about how one party uses language in ways that are claimed to defame one another. Linguistic expertise can be central to the case. In The Language of Defamation Cases,
Roger W. Shuy describes eleven representative lawsuits--involving newspapers, television stations, religious leaders, physicians, teachers, entertainers, unions, insurance companies, and manufacturers--for which he served as a consultant. Shuy's linguistic analysis illustrates how grammatical referencing, speech acts, discourse structure, framing, conveyed meaning, intentionality, and malicious language affected the outcome of these cases.
The Language of Defamation Cases shows how linguistics can be used to help resolve libel and slander cases. It will appeal to students and scholars of applied linguistics and forensic linguistics.
By:
Roger W. Shuy (Professor Emeritus Professor Emeritus Georgetown University)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 147mm,
Width: 211mm,
Spine: 31mm
Weight: 422g
ISBN: 9780195391329
ISBN 10: 0195391322
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 18 February 2010
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
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A / AS level
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Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction Section I: Defamation Law: Where Linguistics Can Help 1.: Fighting Over Defamatory Language 2.: How Linguistics Fits into the Picture Section II: Defamation Battles in the Media 3.: A Sixth-Grade Teacher Goes After the Local Press 4.: Widow of a Murdered Man Sues a Local TV Station 5.: A Religious Leader, the TV Media, and the FCC 6.: Las Vegas Headliner Wayne Newton Sues NBC 7.: Verbal Duels Between Linguistics Experts in a Case Brought by an Ohio Supreme Court Justice Against a Newspaper Section III: Defamation Disputes in the Field of Medicine 8.: Optometrists vs. Opthamologists 9.: Otolaryngologists vs. Plastic Surgeons 10.: Infighting in the Hair Care Products Industry 11.: A Policy Holder Sues Her Insurance Company 12.: An Employee Sues Her Employer 13.: A Corporation Files a Lawsuit Against a Union 14.: So Are We Making Any Progress? References Cited Case Citations
Roger Shuy is Professor Emeritus of Linguistics, Georgetown University. He is the author of Creating Language Crimes, Linguistics in the Coutroom, and Fighting Over Words.
Reviews for The Language of Defamation Cases
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