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Forensic linguistics expert witnesses practice in a variety of fields, including criminal law, civil litigation, intellectual property disputes, defamation cases, and immigration proceedings. Some of the most common forensic linguistics expert witness specialties also include authorship identification, threat assessment, trademark infringement, language analysis, and discourse analysis. They can opine on the effects of language use in legal contexts, interpretation of written documents, credibility of oral testimonies, linguistic profiling, and the impact of language evidence on court decisions.

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New Hampshire

This ivy league educated linguistics expert specialists in forensic semantics and forensic stylistics. He has had success in both academia and the professional world as an Assistant Professor of English at Wayne State University and as a speechwriter/director of communications for large corporations such as GM and Kraft Foods. He has published a number of books and articles in the communications...

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California

This expert has extensive experience in linguistic applications and forensic linguistics. He earned his MS in English linguistics, psychology, and educational science and his PhD in English linguistics from the University of Hamburg. He has previously served as an associate professor of English at the University of Southern Denmark and as a visiting researcher in the development and comparative...

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The Average Forensic Linguistics Expert Witness
Charges $359 / Hour

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  • Review Fee

    $300

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  • Deposition Fee

    $400

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  • Court Fee

    $375

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Forensic Linguistics Expert Witness FAQs

A forensic linguistics expert witness is a professional who applies linguistic knowledge, methods, and insights to the context of law, crime investigation, trial, and judicial procedure.

They are often involved in cases related to author identification, plagiarism, trademark disputes, defamation, threat assessment, and interpretation of legal texts.

Yes. Forensic linguists are skilled in analyzing language patterns including coded language, dialects, and slang which can be crucial in criminal investigations.

Subspecialties include phonetics (speech sounds), morphology (word structure), syntax (sentence structure), semantics (meaning), and sociolinguistics (language use in social groups).

They can provide clarity on ambiguous terms or phrases within contracts, helping courts understand the intended meaning at the time of agreement.

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