The language of murder cases : intentionality, predisposition, and voluntariness / Roger W. Shuy.

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Shuy, Roger W

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TextPublisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2014Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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0190203226
9780190203221

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345.73/02523014 23

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KF8968.54 .S483 2014

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Contents:

Murder laws and terminology -- Analyzing murder law terminology and evidence -- Linguistic profiling when there is no known murder suspect -- Intentionality and predisposition in murder cases -- Voluntariness in murder cases -- Voluntariness of mentally incapacitated suspects capacity -- Voluntariness of suspects impaired by alcohol or drugs -- Voluntariness of juvenile suspects -- Voluntariness of emotionally distraught suspects -- Reasonable doubt in murder cases.

Summary: This volume describes 15 court cases for which Roger Shuy served as an expert language witness and explains the issues at stake in those cases for lawyers and linguists. Murder case investigations and trials are guided by the important legal terms describing the mental states of defendants - their intentionality, predisposition, and voluntariness. Statutes and dictionaries can provide only loose definitions, largely because mental states are virtually impossible to define. Their meaning, therefore, must be adduced either by inferences and assumptions or by any available language evidence.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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This volume describes 15 court cases for which Roger Shuy served as an expert language witness and explains the issues at stake in those cases for lawyers and linguists. Murder case investigations and trials are guided by the important legal terms describing the mental states of defendants - their intentionality, predisposition, and voluntariness. Statutes and dictionaries can provide only loose definitions, largely because mental states are virtually impossible to define. Their meaning, therefore, must be adduced either by inferences and assumptions or by any available language evidence.

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