Forensic Linguistics in Southern Africa: Origins, Progress, and Prospects

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Russell H. Kaschula (University of the Western Cape) Monwabisi K. Ralarala (University of the Western Cape)

Forensic Linguistics in Southern Africa

Origins, Progress, and Prospects

Russell H. Kaschula (University of the Western Cape), Monwabisi K. Ralarala (University of the Western Cape), Eliseu Mabasso (Eduardo Mondlane University) , Zakeera Docrat (University of the Western Cape)

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Cambridge University Press
18 December 2025

Sociolinguistics; Psycholinguistics; Criminal or forensic psychology

Series: Elements in Forensic Linguistics

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This Element introduces the study of forensic linguistics, particularly in southern Africa, but also in Africa more generally. In the past six decades, there has been clear evidence that the discipline of forensic linguistics is, or was, unknown to general linguists, legal linguists, and applied linguists on the African continent. Now, however, the situation is rapidly changing, with forensic linguistics studies gaining momentum in various parts of Africa. In this Element the authors introduce the topic, define the discipline, address the language of record issue in southern Africa, as well as critically debate the state of court interpreting and translation of documentation into African languages, address police interviewing techniques, while also looking at possible future developments in the discipline of forensic linguistics. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

By: Russell H. Kaschula (University of the Western Cape), Monwabisi K. Ralarala (University of the Western Cape), Eliseu Mabasso (Eduardo Mondlane University), Zakeera Docrat (University of the Western Cape), Wellman Kondowe (Mzuzu University)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
ISBN: 9781009705202
ISBN 10: 1009705202
Series: Elements in Forensic Linguistics
Pages: 84
Publication Date: 18 December 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active