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LNGS4116: Language and the Law
2022 unit information
Law cannot exist without language. We look at the central role of language in the law and in legal professions. Language is the medium through which norms and laws are established, from informal agreements to ironclad contracts. Human interaction in legal processes is conducted through language, from arrests to interrogations to courtroom cross-examination and sentencing. And language is a focus of forensic work, from verifying the identity of recorded voices to determining whether an apparent suicide note was in fact written by the deceased.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Linguistics
| Code | LNGS4116 |
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| Academic unit | Linguistics |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Understand what different linguistic approaches can be applied in the study of law and legal processes
- LO2. Recognise a variety of different communicative activities or genres used in legal processes
- LO3. Be conscious of how language is used to enact, construct and negotiate legal agreements and norms
- LO4. Be conversant with the (research and applied) field of forensic linguistics
- LO5. Engage with and critically apply their understanding of language and the law to real world contexts
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