Corpus Linguistics and the Law: The Debate Over Empirically Based Legal Interpretation
Tuesday, 08 Nov 2022 at 7:00 pm – Sun Room, Memorial Union
Quentin Johnson Lecture in LinguisticsThis talk will include an overview of the ‘law and corpus linguistics’ movement, using examples from empirical studies related to the original meaning of the now nearly obsolete word 'emolument', as well as several of the linguistic canons of construction, concluding by proposing a set of key principles that should guide linguists as they apply their expertise to legal questions.
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