Ted Kaczynski's manifesto. The ransom note for Jon Benet Ramsey. The anthrax letters threatening our government and media agencies. With the aid of forensic linguistics, the words criminals leave behind in their unsigned letters can be as distinctive as a signature or voice. Although the linguistic study of language is well established, this important analytical tool is something new for many jurors, judges, attorneys, and other forensic specialists dealing with both criminal and civil cases. "Forensic Linguistics: Advances in Forensic Stylistics" provides an introduction to the field for those who need to understand what linguist-witnesses do, and aids those experts who need to talk about what they do in non-technical terms. Stylistics is an identification method which seeks to match one piece of writing to another by analyzing such factors as spelling, text arrangement, abbreviations, word formation, characteristic words and phrases, and syntax." Forensic Linguistics: Advances in Forensic Stylistics" documents current advances in this field, including quantitative methods of data analysis, a new way to provide scientific standardization, and new research directed at providing baseline data for determining the significance of style markers. The book begins with concise coverage of linguistics and writing. It then focuses on the specifics of stylistics, including summaries of over 70 authorship cases. Finally, it presents chapters covering style and stylistics in Spanish, Gujarati, Korean, and Japanese. With a clear and comprehensive presentation, "Forensic Linguistics: Advances in Forensic Stylistics" helps readers understand recent advances in the theory and method of forensic stylistics for authorship identification.

本书以法哲学的视角、语言学的方法，对法制定、法研究、法实践中的专业语言现象进行了全面的分析和定位，总结了专业语言符号系统的生成、运用及徨的规律及规则，阐述了这个语言系统存在的实用意义和文化价值。作者通过系统挖掘、把握法律语言的性质、功能及在不同语境下的应用特点，归纳了它们的法定规则和习惯规则，并适度分析了应用中的得与失。
全书内容由法律语言学的基本理论和法律语言的应用体系两大部分组成，共分15章，将相关内容有序地分层次进行了诠释。贯穿全书的基本态度是：注重法律语言自的运作规律，并尊重其存在的事实合理性和学术合理性，力求体系完整、理念创新。