What is it about?
Critical and forensic linguistic study of the role of the media in the criminal trial.
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Why is it important?
This book demonstrates how the power of the media constructs conceptions of crime and deviance which play significant roles in the administration of justice.
Perspectives
It is hoped that this publication demonstrates the fundamental importance of language and linguistics for the critical examination of the institutions which wield power in society.
Dr Simon Statham
Queen's University Belfast
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This page is a summary of: Redefining Trial by Media, June 2016, John Benjamins,
DOI: 10.1075/dapsac.67.
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