Question

____ involves the application of scientific knowledge to language in the context of criminal and civil law.

• A. Sociolinguistics
• B. Psycholinguistics
• C. Forensic linguistics
• D. Neurolinguistics

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Forensic linguistics

• Forensic linguistics is the field that applies scientific knowledge of language to issues related to criminal and civil law.

• It involves analyzing language evidence such as:

  • written documents (e.g., contracts, ransom notes, threatening letters)

  • spoken testimony

  • authorship attribution

  • interpretation of legal language

👉 Example tasks:

• Identifying the author of anonymous messages

• Examining language used in confessions or legal documents