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2. Find the words or word combinations in the text which mean the following:

  • a message left by someone who later attempts or commits suicide, usually explaining the reason for the attempt

  • an official order to appear in a court of law

  • an official warning to the suspect that he or she can say whatever he or she wants but everything what is said can be used against him or her in the court of law

  • testimony given in relation to some scientific, technical, or professional matter by experts, i.e. persons qualified to speak authoritatively by reason of their special training, skill, or familiarity with the subject

  • someone who flees their home and seeks protection in a foreign country

  • a special name, sign or word that is marked on a product to show that it is made by a particular company

  • the copying of another person's ideas, text, or other creative work, and presenting it. as one's own, especially without permission.

3. Working with the text find synonyms to the following words:

  1. warning

  2. to change smth.

  3. refugee

  4. contract

  5. accused

  6. legislative body

  7. judge’s instruction

  8. question, problem

  9. criminal offence

  10. talk

  1. Match the words to make word partnerships and use them in your own sentences:

  1. evidence a) jurisdiction

  2. judicial b) dispute

  3. police c) techniques

  4. private d) judgment

  5. interview e) competence

  6. civil f) presentation

  7. intellectual g) procedure

  8. international h) wills

  9. linguistic i) interview

  10. court j) property

  1. Fill in the gaps using the words from the box:

application, cross-examinations, police interviews, expert evidence, international jurisdictions, trademark disputes, forensic and judicial processes, threat letters, a criminal or civil dispute

  1. Linguists have a considerable interest in the language of ____________ of witnesses and suspects.

  2. Linguists have been called to give expert testimony in a variety of types of cases across UK and _______________.

  3. There are perhaps three main areas of _____________ for linguists working in forensic contexts; understanding language of the written law, understanding language use in __________________ and the provision of linguistic evidence.

  4. ________________ often concern questions of when a trademarked term begins to be used generically.

  5. There is an interest in the language of lawyers and witnesses during the interviews and ________________.

  6. Forensic linguistics deals with the study of any text or item of spoken language which has relevance to_______________, or which relates to what goes on in a court of law, or to the language of the law itself.

  7. Forensic linguists give _______________ in a wide variety of cases, including authorship of ________________, the speech of a suspect at a police interview, reconstruction of a mobile phone text conversations, etc.

6. Complete the sentences according to the text:

  1. Forensic linguistics is ….

  2. The linguist may be called upon to ….

  3. The range of topics within forensic linguistics is diverse but ….

  4. The study of the language of legal texts includes ….

  5. Linguists who work with the language of legal process examine ….