LIGN 105Law and Language
The interpretation of language in understanding the law: 1) the language of courtroom interaction (hearsay, jury instructions); 2) written legal language (contracts, ambiguity, legal fictions); 3) language-based issues in the law (First Amendment, libel and slander).
Prerequisites
From the catalog: “none.”
Where it sits in degree plans
One of the options in (2)
- Linguistics (B.A.)
- Linguistics (Cognition and Language) (B.A.)