Study of language as it relates to criminal activity, such as deception, threats, and hate speech.
Language analysis techniques: The various methods used to analyze language in forensic linguistics, including stylometry, discourse analysis, and sociolinguistic analysis.
Forensic linguistics: The application of linguistic knowledge and techniques to criminal investigations, particularly in relation to analyzing anonymous communications, authorship attribution, and language use in legal settings.
Legal language: The specialized language used in legal contexts, such as in contracts, statutes, and legal precedents.
Discourse analysis: The study of language use in context, with a focus on how language is used to construct meaning and influence social relations.
Stylometry: The study of linguistic style, particularly in relation to authorship attribution, where authors are identified based on their unique style of writing.
Linguistic profiling: The use of language analysis to identify characteristics of a speaker or author, including their geography, age, gender, and social class.
Sociolinguistics: The study of language in relation to social factors, such as social class, ethnicity, and gender, and how these factors influence the use of language.
Forensic phonetics: The use of phonetic analysis to identify individuals based on their speech patterns, particularly in relation to investigations involving recordings of anonymous messages or threatening calls.
Corpus linguistics: The analysis of large collections of written and spoken language, often using computer software, to identify patterns and commonalities in language use.
Legal interpretation: The process of interpreting legal language in order to determine its meaning and intent, particularly in legal disputes or when evaluating the admissibility of evidence in court.
Authorship Attribution: It is a technique used to identify the author of a particular text or document by analyzing the language, style, and vocabulary used.
Linguistic Profiling: It is a process of analyzing the victim's or offender’s speech to create a language profile that might suggest age, gender, education level, regional background, ethnicity, cultural influence or other personal characteristics.
Forensic Stylistics: It is a specialization within forensic linguistics that focuses on analyzing the style of speech or writing, including elements such as word choice, sentence structure, and punctuation, to identify a suspect.
Discourse Analysis: A technique used in forensic linguistics to study how language is used in a particular context or situation, such as a courtroom or a police interrogation, to determine if the language used might have influenced the outcome of the situation or if it has been manipulated.
Forensic Phonetics: It is the science of analyzing speech or voice recordings to determine specific voice characteristics, such as pitch, tone, accent, or articulation, which may help to identify or exclude a suspect.
Language Use Monitoring: This is the monitoring of particular individuals or groups to detect the use of language or speech that is inappropriate or threatening.
Linguistic Forensic Profiling: This is a technique that combines authorship attribution and linguistic profiling to create a profile of a suspect's language use or behavior.
Linguistic Forensic Analysis of Cyberbullying: Cyberbullying is one of the most common forms of online abuse, and this type of forensic linguistic analysis involves examining linguistic patterns associated with cyberbullying.
Linguistic Analysis of Threats and Blackmail: This type of forensic linguistics analysis is used to examine threatening or blackmailing communications, such as phone calls or messages, to determine the identity of the person making the threats.
Contrastive Linguistics: It is a technique used to compare two languages and identify differences in grammar, syntax, vocabulary, or sentence structure, which may help to determine the origin of a suspect or the identity of an author.