Category: Articles, Communications, Education, Law Enforcement & Corrections, Legal Translation, Linguistics, Resources for Attorneys, Resources for Experts “You have the right to remain silent…” Obstacles to understanding the Miranda warning TASA ID: 1475 1. You have the right to remain silent. 2. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. 3. You have the right to talk to a lawyer and have him present with you while you are being questioned. 4. If you cannot afford to hire a lawyer, one will be appointed to represent you before any questioning, if you wish one. (After the warning and in order to secure a waiver, the following questions should be asked and an affirmative reply secured to each question.) 1. Do you understand each of these rights I have explained to you? 2. Having these rights in mind, do you wish to talk to me now? Read more
Category: Articles, Education, Ethics, Linguistics, Resources for Attorneys What Plagiarism Is – and Is Not TASA ID: 1475 A brief definition: plagiarism is knowingly appropriating another’s original words and/or ideas and presenting them as one’s own.As a student, scholar, and professional writer, I have long been familiar with the standards governing academic honesty and plagiarism. I applied these to many academic publications, including my master’s and doctoral theses. I dealt with student plagiarism at various times in my professorial career (1967-1980), and later, as a speechwriter and corporate communicator, I applied these standards to ensure that the content of my work products, including professional articles, was either original or properly attributed. Read more
Category: Articles, Linguistics, Resources for Attorneys, Resources for Experts Notes From An Expert Witness Problems in Pocatello, Fiery Funerals and Infighting in Frisco: Anthropology Goes to Court TASA ID: 921 Anthropologists enter the field for many reasons. There are, for some, the promises of adventure, the mystique of the foreign and the lure of unlimited cultural possibilities. There are, for others, the desire to study and eventually try to help the poor, the dispossessed and the oppressed of the world. There are, for others still, the need to take on an academic discipline that offers intellectually challenging ideas and a way of frequently putting together oppositional views. Read more
Category: Linguistics When a Lawyer Needs a Linguist TASA ID: 1475 When does a lawyer need a linguist? As Roger Shuy, one of the most pre-eminent forensic linguists has observed, the interpretation and application of the law are overwhelmingly about language. Thus, there are many situations in which the expertise of a linguist - someone trained in the precise description and analysis of language (but not necessarily a person who knows many languages) - can make substantial contributions to a case.. Read more
