FL 430. Forensic Linguistics: Language and the Law

Credits 3.00 PeopleSoft Course ID 014420

This course in forensic linguistics will provide students with a deeper understanding of contexts in which language and the law intersect, such as the analysis of police interrogations/interviews, linguistic evidence, police statements, legal statutes and interpreted mediated events. The course will also examine language use (oral and textual) with vulnerable populations (e.g., children, persons with cognitive and intellectual disabilities), non-native speakers of English, African American Vernacular English (AAVE) and the use of linguistic profiling. Prerequisite(s): ANTH 305 /SCOM 305 , ANTH 405 , ENG 308 , ENG 310 , ENG 348 , ENG 417 , PHIL 380 , SCOM 245 , SMAD 150 , SPAN 310 , SPAN 311 , SPAN 404 , or SPAN 448 . Courses that are not included on the list and that have a linguistics focus/content may be considered, but require pre-approval from the instructor.