Reading the rights: A cautionary tale of comprehension and comprehensibility

Speech, Language and the Law

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 4-25

  Cotterill, Janet ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caution; Comprehensibility; Comprehension; Detained persons; Police

Indexed keywords

EID: 54249157592     PISSN: 13501771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1558/sll.2000.7.1.4     Document Type: Article

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