15FS031 - Forensic Linguistics

Course specification
Course title Forensic Linguistics
Acronym 15FS031
Study programme Serbian Language and Literature
Module
Type of study second degree master academic studies
Lecturer (for classes)
Lecturer/Associate (for practice)
Lecturer/Associate (for OTC)
    ESPB 5.0 Status
    Condition Completed undergraduate studies in any philology, undergraduate studies of Serbian literature and language, or comparative literature with the literary theory. Oblik uslovljenosti
    The goal Familiarizing with forensic identification of the individual characteristics of the author of a written text and linguistic aspects of the criminal justice system. General objectives include exploring the role of a linguist in interacting with the legal and legislative system by examining the actual or potential impact of a linguist on criminal investigation and legal actions and procedures.
    The outcome Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 1. apply the skills of descriptive analysis of data in a wide range of written contexts in legal proceedings, including police interviews, court judgments; 2. critically analyze controversial data in written contexts, including areas such as author identification, questioned authorship, and detection of plagiarism; 3. competently communicate with activists in legal systems and environments; 4. make conclusions and give expert opinion on the principles of forensic science, for the needs of procedural authorities and other entities who seek expertise.
    Contents
    Contents of lectures The concept and history of forensic linguistics. The concept of authorship and author identification. Text measurement. Forensic transcription. Language variations in authorship. The theory of markedness. Comparative and non-comparative techniques. Authorship style. Idiolect. Stylistic markers. Stylistics and stylometry. Applications of forensic linguistics (text substance, appeals, ransom demands, author profiling, suicide letters, plagiarism). Language norms. Research methods. Method of comparing authorship. Case study.
    Contents of exercises Analysis of forensic texts. Identification of an author's characteristics in literary material.
    Literature
    1. Chaski, Carol (2013). Best practices and admissibility of forensic author identification. Journal of Law and Policy, 21/2, 333–376. (Original title)
    2. Coulthard, Malcolm, Alison Johnson (2007). An Introduction to Forensic Linguistic. Language in Evidence. New York: Routledge. (Original title)
    3. Kalajdžisalihović, Nejla (2014). U potrazi za lingvističkim otiskom autora. Lingvazin, II/1, 18–21. (Original title)
    4. Kašić, Zorka, Jelena Đorđević (2010). Forenzička lingvistika u kriminalistici. NBP: žurnal za kriminalistiku i pravo (ur. Goran B. Milošević), 111–126. (Original title)
    5. Manojlović, Draga, Lidija Nikolić-Novaković (2009). Forenzička lingvistika – uporedno pravni i kriminalistički aspekti. Novi Pazar: Pravni fakultet, 109–128. (Original title)
    6. Nikolić-Novaković, Lidija (2017). Forenzička lingvistika. Primena metoda forenzičke lingvistike u kriminalističkim istragama pretnje. Banjaluka: Evropski defendologija centar. (Original title)
    7. Olsson, John (2010). Forenzička lingvistika. Zagreb: Globus. (Original title)
    8. The Routledge handbook of forensic linguistics (2010), eds. Coulthard, M., Johnson, A. London – New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. (Original title)
    Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year
    Lectures Exercises OTC Study and Research Other classes
    2 1
    Methods of teaching Lecturing, class discussion, text analysis, demonstration, problem solving, research methods.
    Knowledge score (maximum points 100)
    Pre obligations Points Final exam Points
    Activites during lectures 10 Test paper
    Practical lessons Oral examination 60
    Projects
    Colloquia
    Seminars 30
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