{"product_id":"speaking-of-language-and-law-lawrence-solan-9780199334186","title":"Speaking of Language and Law: Conversations on the Work of Peter Tiersma","description":"Among the most prominent scholars of language and law is Peter Tiersma, a law professor at Loyola Law School with a doctorate in linguistics (co-editor of \u003cem\u003eThe Oxford Handbook of Language and Law\u003c\/em\u003e). Tiersma's significant body of work traverses a variety of legal and linguistic fields. This book offers a selection of twelve of Tiersma's most influential publications, divided into five thematic areas that are critical to both law and linguistics: Language and Law as a Field of Inquiry, Legal Language and its History, Language and Civil Liability, Language and Criminal Justice, and Jury Instructions. Each paper is accompanied by a brief commentary from a leading scholar in the field, offering a substantive conversation about the ramifications of Tiersma's work and the disagreements that have often surrounded it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lawrence Solan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199334188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199334186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/25\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.50d","brand":"Lawrence Solan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44054709141759,"sku":"9780199334186","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d5245758-c5a8-48f1-841e-91773c4827d2.jpg?v=1685031532","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/speaking-of-language-and-law-lawrence-solan-9780199334186","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}