• Media type: E-Book
  • Title: The language of sexual misconduct cases
  • Contributor: Shuy, Roger W. [Author]
  • Published: New York ;; Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012
  • Extent: 1 online resource
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199926961.001.0001
  • ISBN: 9780199980505
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  • Keywords: Trials (Sex crimes) Cases United States ; Sex crimes ; United States ; Case studies ; Sexual harassment ; Law and legislation ; Cases ; Child sexual abuse ; Sex and law ; Interpretation and construction ; Law ; Language
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  • Footnote: Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on Aug. 24, 2012)
  • Description: This title analyzes the many ways in which language plays a crucial role in sexual misconduct cases. Shuy describes eleven court cases for which he served as an expert witness, and explains the issues at stake in each case for both lawyers and linguists.