A lawyer's perspective: Ethical, technical and practical considerations in the use of linguistic expert witnesses

International Journal of Speech, Language and the Law

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 279-291

  Ainsworth, Janet ^a  

^a SEATTLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethical standards; Expert witness; Litigation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955987639     PISSN: 17488885     EISSN: 17488893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1558/ijsll.v16i2.279     Document Type: Article

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