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Fighting over words language and civil law cases

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  • "Civil law cases offer many examples of language being at the center of human conflict. Contract disputes, truth in advertising, product warning labels, plagiarism, etc. often boil down to a matter of language - its meaning and usage. This book analyzes 18 civil cases in which language framed the battleground--Résumé de l'éditeur."
  • "Most people fight over something or other and language is usually at the very center of the conflict. Often the way we use language is the cause of the battle. There are many areas in which fighting about language can be observed but civil law cases offer the most fertile examples of this warfare over words. What did the contract actually say? Was there deception in the advertising? Was the wanring label clear and effective? Did the company evidence race of age discrimination against employees or customers? Was one company's name too similar to that of another company? Did the corporation plagiarize the work of another? Did it fraudulently represent what its work? This book is about the ways linguistic analysis describes, exposes, and aids disputes in 18 civil cases where language framed the battle ground. Roger Shuy, a well-known forensic linguist and consultant, shows how the skills of linguistic analysis can help resolve disputed meanings, while also showing how civil cases can prove to be fertile ground for linguistic scholarship."

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  • "Trials, litigation, etc"@en
  • "Trials, litigation, etc"
  • "Electronic books"
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  • "Fighting over words language and civil law cases"@en
  • "Fighting over words language and civil law cases"
  • "Fighting over words : language and civil law cases"@en
  • "Fighting over words : language and civil law cases"
  • "Fighting over Words: Language and Civil Law Cases"

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