37.2450, Books: The Linguistics of Analysing Deception in Written Texts: Picornell (2026)

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Date: 21-Jul-2026
From: Ellena Moriarty [rfsupport at cambridge.org]
Subject: The Linguistics of Analysing Deception in Written Texts: Picornell (2026)


Title: The Linguistics of Analysing Deception in Written Texts
Series Title: Elements in Forensic Linguistics
Publication Year: 2026

Publisher: Cambridge University Press
           http://www.cambridge.org/linguistics

Author(s): Isabel Picornell

Hardback ISBN:  9781009671101 Pages:  94 Price: U.K. £ 55.00
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Abstract:

This Element explores the analysis of deception in written texts from
a forensic linguistic perspective. It provides an overview of the
evolution of deception research and philosophy, from its earliest
conceptualisation as a sin against God, to cue leakage theories and
pseudoscientific beliefs built on medieval concepts of deceptive
behaviour, to current psychology and linguistic based approaches to
identifying lying. This requires an appreciation of where linguistic
analysis fits into the eight decades plus of deception research, which
is addressed here: the relationships between deceptive intention and
communication; between emotional states and the linguistic features
claimed to represent them; and between language and linguistic
analysis. This Element is written for the non-linguist professional,
especially those engaged in investigative and inquisitorial contexts,
to provide them with some knowledge to assess the strengths and
limitations of approaches to analysing lying and deception as produced
in written texts.

Written In: English (eng, stan1293)



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