Speaking of Language and Law

Among the most prominent scholars of language and law is Peter Tiersma a law professor at Loyola Law School with a doctorate in linguistics (co-editor of <em>The Oxford Handbook of Language and Law</em>). Tiersma's significant body of work traverses a variety of legal and linguistic fields. This book offers a selection of twelve of Tiersma's most influential publications divided into five thematic areas that are critical to both law and linguistics: Language and Law as a Field of Inquiry Legal Language and its History Language and Civil Liability Language and Criminal Justice and Jury Instructions. Each paper is accompanied by a brief commentary from a leading scholar in the field offering a substantive conversation about the ramifications of Tiersma's work and the disagreements that have often surrounded it.<br>