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Record Nr.

UNINA9910585957303321

Autore

Grant Tim (Professor of forensic linguistics)

Titolo

The idea of progress in forensic authorship analysis / / Tim Grant [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge University Press, 2022

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2022

ISBN

1-108-98130-5

1-108-98288-3

1-108-97471-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (74 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Cambridge elements. Elements in forensic linguistics , 2634-7334

Disciplina

363.25

Soggetti

Forensic linguistics

Authorship - Technique

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Open Access.

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 07 Apr 2022).

Sommario/riassunto

This Element examines progress in research and practice in forensic authorship analysis. It describes the existing research base and examines what makes an authorship analysis more or less reliable. Further to this, the author describes the recent history of forensic science and the scientific revolution brought about by the invention of DNA evidence. They chart the rise of three major changes in forensic science - the recognition of contextual bias in analysts, the need for validation studies and shift in logic of providing identification evidence. This Element addresses the idea of progress in forensic authorship analysis in terms of these three issues with regard to new knowledge about the nature of authorship and methods in stylistics and stylometry. The author proposes that the focus needs to shift to validation of protocols for approaching case questions, rather than on validation of systems or general approaches. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.