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

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Laurence R. Horn

From Lying to Perjury

Linguistic and Legal Perspectives on Lies and Other Falsehoods

Laurence R. Horn

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English

De Gruyter Mouton
06 June 2022

Psycholinguistics; Semiotics & semiology

Series: Foundations in Language and Law [FLL]

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. Legal scholars have examined the boundary between actual perjury and garden-variety lies.

The fourteen previously unpublished essays in this book apply theoretical and empirical tools to delineate the landscape of falsehood, half-truth, perjury, and verbal manipulation, including puffery, bluffing, and bullshit. The papers in this collection address conceptual and ethical aspects of lying vs. misleading and the correlation of this opposition with the Gricean pragmatic distinction between what is said and what is implicated. The questions of truth and lies addressed in this volume have long engaged the attention of scholars in linguistics, philosophy, psychology, cognitive science, organizational research, and the law, and researchers from all these fields will find this book of interest.

Edited by: Laurence R. Horn
Imprint: De Gruyter Mouton
Country of Publication: Germany
Dimensions: Height: 230mm, Width: 155mm,
Weight: 719g
ISBN: 9783110738391
ISBN 10: 3110738392
Series: Foundations in Language and Law [FLL]
Pages: 419
Publication Date: 06 June 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Laurence R. Horn, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.

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

""The book's strength lies in its cohesive narrative fromvarious perspectives, drawing on a diverse group of scholars and evidence, raising important epistemological questions. Incorporating empirical evidence and examining how ordinary individuals perceive dishonesty adds practical relevance, especially in the context of free speech and its legal and political implications. This book iswell-suited to attract a broad readership interested in exploring the complex landscape of lying and falsehoods."" Jaqueline Bemmer in: Language in Society 2/2024