David Griffin
@linguistlawyer.com
American lawyer and linguist interested in the nature of law, pseudolaw, and the semiotics of authority. He/him
Now on to the next project! I've been getting back into the "law and magic" area lately and hope to have something fun to share about that in the not-too-distant future. 5/5
October 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Now on to the next project! I've been getting back into the "law and magic" area lately and hope to have something fun to share about that in the not-too-distant future. 5/5
Many thanks to my friends and colleagues at @aifl.bsky.social for helping inspire this piece (particularly @timgrant123.bsky.social and Amy Booth) and for giving me an opportunity to workshop it at one of their Thursday seminars last term. 4/5
October 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Many thanks to my friends and colleagues at @aifl.bsky.social for helping inspire this piece (particularly @timgrant123.bsky.social and Amy Booth) and for giving me an opportunity to workshop it at one of their Thursday seminars last term. 4/5
As I describe in the article, I think this definition accurately captures the breadth and vibrancy of the field while excluding work which clearly doesn't belong. By establishing a clear baseline, it also allows for the meaningful subcategorization of FL studies. I'm really proud of this one! 3/5
October 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
As I describe in the article, I think this definition accurately captures the breadth and vibrancy of the field while excluding work which clearly doesn't belong. By establishing a clear baseline, it also allows for the meaningful subcategorization of FL studies. I'm really proud of this one! 3/5
Based on definitions others have offered and a review of works commonly held to belong to the field, I propose that "forensic linguistics" is best described as "that set of linguistic studies which either examine legal data or examine data for explicitly legal purposes." 2/5
October 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Based on definitions others have offered and a review of works commonly held to belong to the field, I propose that "forensic linguistics" is best described as "that set of linguistic studies which either examine legal data or examine data for explicitly legal purposes." 2/5
This article has been in the works for a while (a few years, actually, in some shape or form) and it's very exciting to finally have it out there! We hope it will help anyone with an interest in studying the US legal system understand how they can more easily (and ethically) obtain their data.
July 7, 2025 at 11:24 AM
This article has been in the works for a while (a few years, actually, in some shape or form) and it's very exciting to finally have it out there! We hope it will help anyone with an interest in studying the US legal system understand how they can more easily (and ethically) obtain their data.