From Lying to Perjury: Linguistic and Legal Perspectives on Lies and Other Falsehoods

by Horn and Laurence R.

This volume provides new insights on lying and (intentionally) misleading in and out of the courtroom, a timely topic for scholarship and society. Not all deceptive statements are lies; not every lie under oath amounts to perjury-but what are the relevant criteria? Taxonomies of falsehood based on illocutionary force, utterance context and speakers' intentions have been debated by linguists, moral philosophers, social psychologists and cognitive scientists...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110738392
• ISBN13: 9783110738391
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
• Length: 419 Pages
• Weight: 1.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"