Forensic Linguistics: Linguist as detective & expert witness

[metallifan92]

I had Malcolm last year, and sitting listening to him is so awe inspiring

[DLoc0]

awesome thanks

[stevonz333]

does anyone know where i can get like a typical linguistics lecture video? just some typical, maybe first year

[skydivingatnoon]

This area of linguistics, with the advent of instant messaging, is full of wonder. I get so excite.

[TheFreedomly]

Actually always there's something implicit in every written and in every speak, as the filosopher Paul Grice stated in the act of speak, so one of those contribuition is due to the filosopher Paul Grice.

[mrcicciobaciccio]

CIAO

[tomski3]

Hmm, this is the kind of thing I analyse (just because it interests me, I'm not professional, I'm not even at uni quite yet). I'd rather like to do his job actually :).

[werealldoodshey]

this guy's great

[rayray160990]

oh i've been to a lecture that this guy contributed to! very interesting, i've thought about doing forensic linguistics since then, i didn't know that there were these vidoes on youtube!

[Malachayas]

I so want to specialize on this area.

[mogatsamasego]

@Malachayas Good luck. I studied linguistics. It's a fascinating if tricky subject.

[muslimah185]

I only just realized that Aston records the lectures thats brilliant!!

Got to say, Malcom is a brilliant lecturer, very knowledgeable. Weve looked into some of the cases he talks about.

[slessorpr]

We definitely need more cunning linguists in crime detection, 'Lie To Me' and 'The Mentalist' two TV series which demonstrate this point very well, although 'body language' is assigned less importance in criminology than most linguistic studies since it is harder to document without video and slow motion playback capabilities.

[MagellanOfBass]

slessorpr have you been listing to Deep Purple's "Knocking At Your Backdoor"? :)

[MagellanOfBass]

listening*

[teddythefrency]

Forensinc Linguistics.

I didn't know this speciality, I don't know if it exists in France.

"The criminal has an accent; is French (or English) is accentuated, this word is tipic from the Devonshire, Wales...this word or sentence is tipic from Savoie and particularly Annecy or Normandie and particularly the Cotentin etc... he speaks English with a Dutch accent etc...we can determine the isoglossa of a suspect"

I can imagine a serie with a linguist-detective in the enquiries.

[leshaponcho]

very interesting

[firebreathone2]

It's fascinating indeed

[richardandersen1]

Intriguing. Loved it.