Language Analysis for the Determination of Origin: Current Perspectives and New Directions

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This comprehensive, up-to-date volume reports on current practices and use of Language Analysis for the Determination of Origin (LADO). Readers will find chapters on how it is done, where it is used, how it is used, and learn about recent developments on the use of LADO reports in judicial practice, and current controversies in the field. LADO is a highly controversial topic, and a relatively new branch of forensic linguistics that is used by most European and some non-European governments. When asylum seekers cannot submit documentary proof of their origin, their language can be analysed in order to assess whether their linguistic profile is in accordance with their stated origin. Around 10,000 such language analyses take place annually. This volume is based on the series of meetings of the Language and Asylum Research Group held between 2010 and 2012 and convened by the editors, and offers a state-of-the art perspective from researchers, practitioners, policymakers and stakeholders working on or with LADO. Front Matter ....Pages i-xii Language Analysis for the Determination of Origin (LADO): An Introduction (Peter L. Patrick)....Pages 1-17 Front Matter ....Pages 19-19 The Interview as an Interactional Event (Anna De Fina)....Pages 21-40 “We Only Want to Talk...”: Lingua Interviews for Linguistic Analyses for the Determination of Origin (LADO) (Priska Hubbuch)....Pages 41-59 Front Matter ....Pages 61-61 Parameters Affecting Reliability in Dialect Attribution (Lars Johan Lundberg)....Pages 63-69 The Role of Native Speakers in LADO: Are We Missing a More Important Question? (Helen Fraser)....Pages 71-89 LADO as Forensic Speaker Profiling (Paul Foulkes, Peter French, Kim Wilson)....Pages 91-116 Front Matter ....Pages 117-117 Language and Origin: The Perspective of Multilingualism (Pieter Muysken)....Pages 119-130 Trouble in LADO-Land: How the Brain Deceives the Ear (Dennis R. Preston)....Pages 131-154 Language Attrition as a Problem for LADO (Monika S. Schmid)....Pages 155-165 The Case of the Bajunis (Derek Nurse)....Pages 167-192 Transnational Languages, Multilinguals and the Challenges for LADO (Susan Fitzmaurice)....Pages 193-209 Front Matter ....Pages 211-211 Legal Aspects of LADO from a European Perspective: Struggling with the Burden of Proof? (Sarah Craig, Karin Zwaan)....Pages 213-232 Evaluating Expertise: The Role of Language Analysis in the Asylum Procedure (Ralph Severijns)....Pages 233-242 On Forensic Science Expertise (Esther M. van Ruth, Michel M. A. Smithuis)....Pages 243-252 Quality Assurance in LADO: Issues of Validity (Tim McNamara, Doris Schüpbach)....Pages 253-271