Since defamation cases are largely about language, linguistic analysis can becentral to their resolution. The Language of Defamation Cases describes eleven different case studies that represent a broad range of litigants and types of linguistic analysis. INDICE: Introduction; Section I: Defamation Law: Where Linguistics Can Help; 1.: Fighting Over Defamatory Language; 2.: How Linguistics Fits into thePicture; Section II: Defamation Battles in the Media; 3.: A Sixth-Grade Teacher Goes After the Local Press; 4.: Widow of a Murdered Man Sues a Local TV Station; 5.: A Religious Leader, the TV Media, and the FCC; 6.: Las Vegas Headliner Wayne Newton Sues NBC; 7.: Verbal Duels Between Linguistics Experts in a Case Brought by an Ohio Supreme Court Justice Against a Newspaper; Section III: Defamation Disputes in the Field of Medicine; 8.: Optometrists vs. Opthamologists; 9.: Otolaryngologists vs. Plastic Surgeons; 10.: Infighting in the Hair Care Products Industry; 11.: A Policy Holder Sues Her Insurance Company; 12.: An Employee Sues Her Employer; 13.: A Corporation Files a Lawsuit Against a Union; 14.: So Are We Making Any Progress?; References Cited; Case Citations
- ISBN: 978-0-19-539132-9
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 158
- Fecha Publicación: 18/02/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés