Picture 1 of 1
Fighting Over Words: Language and Civil Law Cases by Shuy, Roger W.
by Shuy, Roger W. | HC | Good
Last item available
Condition:
“Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ”... Read moreabout condition
Last One / 1 sold
Postage:
Located in: Aurora, Illinois, United States
Delivery:
Estimated between Fri, 21 Jun and Mon, 24 Jun to 43230
Returns:
Coverage:
Read item description or contact seller for details. See all detailsSee all details on coverage
(Not eligible for eBay purchase protection programmes)
Seller information
- 99% positive feedback
Registered as a Business Seller
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:375254006845
Item specifics
- Condition
- Good
- Seller Notes
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Weight
- 1 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 9780195328837
- Subject Area
- Law, Language Arts & Disciplines
- Publication Name
- Fighting over Words : Language and Civil Law Cases
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 6.1 in
- Subject
- Référence, Civil Law, General, Linguistics / General
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Item Weight
- 17.6 Oz
- Item Width
- 9.3 in
- Number of Pages
- 288 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0195328833
ISBN-13
9780195328837
eBay Product ID (ePID)
61642673
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Publication Name
Fighting over Words : Language and Civil Law Cases
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Subject
Référence, Civil Law, General, Linguistics / General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Law, Language Arts & Disciplines
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
17.6 Oz
Item Length
6.1 in
Item Width
9.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2007-016428
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"More than any other scholar working at the interface of language and law, Shuy has exemplified the uses to which linguistics can be put in the legal arena. This is applied linguistics at its most practical, and Shuy, in Fighting Over Words and his six other books, models it comprehensively." --Language"Fighting Over Words is a thought-provoking beyond the particular US cases it presents. Each page is a vivid reminder of how open to interpretations language is, and how easily it can become a minefield in social relationships, including commercial transactions and negotiation. In this respect the book raises important issues not only about linguistic evidence in the courtroom but about how contemporary public communication is best managed andregulated in a period of interpretive mistrust." --Times Higher Education, "More than any other scholar working at the interface of language and law, Shuy has exemplified the uses to which linguistics can be put in the legal arena. This is applied linguistics at its most practical, and Shuy, in Fighting Over Words and his six other books, models it comprehensively." -- Language " Fighting Over Words is a thought-provoking beyond the particular US cases it presents. Each page is a vivid reminder of how open to interpretations language is, and how easily it can become a minefield in social relationships, including commercial transactions and negotiation. In this respect the book raises important issues not only about linguistic evidence in the courtroom but about how contemporary public communication is best managed and regulated in a period of interpretive mistrust." -- Times Higher Education, "More than any other scholar working at the interface of language and law, Shuy has exemplified the uses to which linguistics can be put in the legal arena. This is applied linguistics at its most practical, and Shuy, in Fighting Over Words and his six other books, models it comprehensively." --Language "Fighting Over Words is a thought-provoking beyond the particular US cases it presents. Each page is a vivid reminder of how open to interpretations language is, and how easily it can become a minefield in social relationships, including commercial transactions and negotiation. In this respect the book raises important issues not only about linguistic evidence in the courtroom but about how contemporary public communication is best managed and regulated in a period of interpretive mistrust." --Times Higher Education
Dewey Decimal
340/.14
Table Of Content
ForewordSection I: Business Contract Disputes: Introduction1.. "Or" in a Group Insurance Policy, Peter Koehn v. Continental Casuality2.. Exclusive Marketing Services, Matrixx v. New Strategies3.. Key Employee Agreement, EMC v. Jeffrey Allen4.. Interpreting State Code, Nevada v. Professional EscortsSection II: Deceptive Trade Practice: Introduction5.. Competing Conveying System advertisements, Dynamic Air v. Flexicon6.. Nicotine Patch advertisments, 11 State Attorneys Generals v. Ciba-Geigy7.. Certificates of Deposit advertisements, Ackerman v. Royal Bank of PASection III: Product Liability: Introduction8.. Brain Damage From Cleaning Product, Lassera v. Magniflux9.. Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Andrews v. Generac10.. Toxic Shock from Tampons, Rinehart v. International Playtex11.. Toxic Gas in the Cockpit, Proform v. GarrettSection IV: Copyright Infringement: Introduction12.. Book versus pamphlet, St. Martin's Press v. Vickers OilSection V. Discrimination: Introduction13.. Radical Steering in Real Estate, HOME v. Havens Reality14.. Age Discrimination, Hanye v. General Electric15.. Retaliatory Employment Discrimination, Benekritis v. DarlingtonSection VI: Trademarks: Introduction16.. Ownership of the Word, "Wood-roasted", Woodroast Systems v. Restaurants Unlimited; and Palomino Euro-Metro Bistro17. Battle over Antifreeze, Warren Distribution v. Prestone Products Corp.Section VII: Procurement Fraud: Introduction18.. False Representation in a Government Contract, US v. Pratt WhitneySection VIII: How Linguists Can Help in Corporate Cases; Academic References
Synopsis
Most people fight over something or other and language is usually at the very center of the conflict. Often the way we use language is the cause of the battle. There are many areas in which fighting about language can be observed but civil law cases offer the most fertile examples of this warfare over words. What did the contract actually say? Was there deception in the advertising? Was the warning label clear and effective? Did the company evidence race or age discrimination against employees or customers? Was one company's name too similar to that of another company? Did the corporation plagiarize the work of another? Did it fraudulently represent what its work? This book is about the ways linguistic analysis describes, exposes, and aids disputes in 18 civil cases where language framed the battleground. Roger Shuy, a well-known forensic linguist and consultant, shows how the skills of linguistic analysis can help resolve disputed meanings, while also showing how civil cases can prove to be fertile ground for linguistic scholarship. He does this by collecting and analyzing cases involving contracts, trademark disputes, advertisements, product liability, copyright infringement, discrimination, trademark disputes, and fraud controversies. In each case he employs all the tools of formal linguistics to show how it can be as helpful as other physical sciences in resolving legal disagreements. The work will be of interest primarily to linguists -- sociolinguists, forensic linguists, and scholars and students of law and society -- as well as lawyers and law students., Civil law cases offer many examples of language being at the center of human conflict. Contract disputes, truth in advertising, product warning labels, plagiarization, etc. often boil down to a matter of language--its meaning and usage. This book analyzes 18 civil cases in which language framed the battleground. Shuy, a well-known forensic linguist and consultant, shows how the skills of linguistic analysis can help resolve disputed meanings, while also showing how civil cases can prove to be fertile ground for linguistic scholarship, Most people fight over something or other and language is usually at the very center of the conflict. Often the way we use language is the cause of the battle. There are many areas in which fighting about language can be observed but civil law cases offer the most fertile examples of this warfare over words. What did the contract actually say? Was there deception in the advertising? Was the warning label clear and effective? Did the company evidence race of age discrimination against employees or customers? Was one company's name too similar to that of another company? Did the corporation plagiarize the work of another? Did it fraudulently represent what its work?This book is about the ways linguistic analysis describes, exposes, and aids disputes in 18 civil cases where language framed the battle ground. Roger Shuy, a well-known forensic linguist and consultant, shows how the skills of linguistic analysis can help resolve disputed meanings, while also showing how civil cases can prove to be fertile ground for linguistic scholarship. He does this by collecting and analyzing cases involving contracts, trademark disputes, advertisements, product liability, copyright infringement, discrimination, and fraud controversies. In each case he employs all the tools of formal linguistics to show how it can be as helpful as other physical sciences in resolving legal disagreements.The work will be of interest primarily to linguists - sociolinguists, forensic linguists, and scholars and students of law and society - as well as lawyers and law students.
LC Classification Number
K213.S58 2007
Copyright Date
2007
ebay_catalog_id
4
Item description from the seller
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:375254006845
Postage and handling
Item location:
Aurora, Illinois, United States
Post to:
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan Republic, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon Republic, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guam, Guatemala, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of Croatia, Republic of the Congo, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City State, Vietnam, Virgin Islands (U.S.), Wallis and Futuna, Western Sahara, Western Samoa, Worldwide, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Excludes:
Barbados, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, Libya, Martinique, New Caledonia, Reunion, Russian Federation, Ukraine, Venezuela
| Postage and handling | To | Service | Delivery*See Delivery notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free postage | United States | Economy Shipping | Estimated between Fri, 21 Jun and Mon, 24 Jun to 43230 |
| US $15.99 (approx PHP 937.77) | United States | Expedited Shipping | Estimated on or before Thu, 20 Jun to 43230 |
| Taxes |
|---|
| Seller charges sales tax in |
Sales Tax for an item #375254006845
Sales Tax for an item #375254006845
Seller collects sales tax for items shipped to the following states:
| State | Sales Tax Rate |
|---|---|
| Missouri (MO) | 8.238% |
Return policy
| After receiving the item, contact seller within | Refund will be given as |
|---|---|
| 30 days | Money Back |
The seller is responsible for return postage costs.
Seller feedback (5,219,115)
This item (1)
All items (5,219,115)
m***s (124)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past 6 months
Verified purchase
Item looks to be in perfect condition
s***e (382)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
Great seller and good product. Thank you.
c***r (25)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
Book arrived in good shape in good time. From the time I placed the order, the seller quickly had the book packaged and placed in the mail. I would purchase another item with this seller.
c***r (25)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
Book arrived in good shape in good time. From the time I placed the order, the seller quickly had the book packaged and placed in the mail. I would purchase another item with this seller.