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Language Expert Witnesses
There are approximately 6,500 spoken languages in today’s world. Two thousand of them have less than a thousand speakers. Language is a communication system that involves a set of sounds and written symbols used by the people of a specific country or region in their speech and writing. By using language people can inform others, ask them to do certain things, and express information, moods, feelings, ideas, and experiences. Strong language skills support effective communications throughout a person’s life. Delays in the development of language skills can cause children to become discouraged with the miscommunication they experience while trying to correctly convey information in a meaningful way. The five most popular world languages are English (1,132 billion speakers), Mandarin Chinese (1,117 billion speakers), Hindi (615 million), Spanish (534 million), and French (280 million). Our language expert witnesses, speakers, and consultants are scholars and researchers from major universities and professionals whose areas of expertise include but are not limited to the following:
- Forensic linguistics
- Theoretical linguistics
- Sociolinguistics
- Historical linguistics
- Psycholinguistics
- Applied linguistics
- Language analysis
- Authorship
- Contracts
- Wills
- Fraud
- Speaker authentication
- Voice and speech recognition
- Lip synchronization of speech
- Computational linguistics
- English grammar
- Language policy
- Language planning
- Creole linguistics
- African American vernacular English
- Hmong language
- Korean
- Portuguese
Here are a few of our favorite Language Expert Witnesses:
Louisiana Language, English Grammar Expert #16875
I have 15 years of experience and specialize in the field of education, with specific knowledge of English, distance education and social media. I have published on such topics as social media, education/English and distance education.
California Spanish, Language Expert #17894
I have 8 years of experience, and specialize in the field of Spanish with specific knowledge in the areas of literature, women’s studies and translation. I have published on such topics as women’s studies and subaltern studies. I have testified on code switching, translation and idiomatic Spanish. My education has allowed me not only to make a better life for myself but also to empower others to do the same.
Arizona Memory, Aging, Language Expert #19572
I have 18 years of experience, and specialize in the field of cognitive psychology with specific knowledge in the areas of educational techniques, cognitive aging and memory. I have published on such topics as working memory, biases in news media and educational psychology.
Pennsylvania Civilization, Language Expert #20618
I have 35 years of experience, and specialize in the field of French and Italian with specific knowledge in the areas of lierature, language and music.
Pennsylvania Language, Forensics, Analysis Expert #20812
I have 15 years of experience, and specialize in the field of linguistics and discourse analysis with specific knowledge in the areas of sociolinguistics, forensic linguistics and corpus analysis. I have published on such topics as electronic communication, sociolinguistics of youth culture and multilingualism in schools. I am able to make complex theoretical arguments language and social life clear to a wide range of audiences.
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California Language, Reading Expert #21169
I have 30 years of experience in the field of psychology, with specific knowledge of language, its development and use, reading ability and sex differences in mental skills. I have published on such topics as developmental dyslexia, reading achievement, and perception of English by native and non-native speakers. I have testified on the meanings and implications of words and affixes and the requirements for tenure. While my research involves language perception and its development, I have broad training and interests. I have lived in Japan and in Italy and do consulting work for educational software, as well as directing programs…
Washington D.C. Language, Representation Expert #23386
I have 15 years of experience, and specialize in the field of sociology with specific knowledge in the areas of language and representation, textual analysis and race, class, gender, sexuality. I have published on such topics as the presence and impact of ordinary assumptions, race, class, gender, sexuality and qualitative social research. Perhaps the most remarkable thing is the opportunity to help others see themselves and their lives differently…to provide tools that offer both personal insight and some sense of social agency.
New Mexico Language, Learning, Assessment Expert #24484
I have 14 years of experience, and specialize in the field of English as a second language with specific knowledge in the areas of language acquisition, language assessment and phonology. I have published on such topics as teaching excellence, online professional development, pronunciation and phonology acquisition. I created an innovative English language program that now serves thousands of university students and ethically employs more than 35 full-time language instructors.
New York Language, International affairs Expert #31107
I have 26 years of experience, and specialize in the field of romance languages interpreting with specific knowledge in the areas of law, current affairs and international affairs. I have testified on accuracy of transcription and translation of recorded conversations. Providing the clients the ability to interact with people of different cultures and ways of communicating unobstructed by the language barrier is quite remarkable.
Maryland Bilingualism, Language Expert #33374
I have 20 years of experience, and specialize in the field of linguistics, sociolinguistics, media studies with specific knowledge in the areas of bilingualism, mass media imagery and hate language. I have published on such topics as language minority language use, mass media imagery and humor. I have testified on hate language, verbal sexual harassment and defamation.
New York Language, Contracts Expert #35047
I have 28 years of experience, and specialize in the field of law and language with specific knowledge in the areas of contracts, statutory interpretation and expert evidence. I have published on such topics as statutory interpretation, contracts and evidence. I have testified on the interpretation of a lease and the construal of advertising language.
Indiana Writing, Language, Text Expert #35922
I have 8 years of experience, and specialize in the field of copy editing with specific knowledge in the areas of the Associated Press style, editing for print and editing for the Web.
Speech, Language Expert #37367
I have 30 years of experience, and specialize in the field of human communication with specific knowledge in the areas of speech, language and communication. I have published on such topics as developmental communication skills, friendship and clinical communication. My passion for finding the drama in every human interaction informs both my training work and my knowledge and expertise as a speech pathologist.
New York Speech, Language, Hearing Expert #40581
I have 15 years of experience, and specialize in the field of neuroscience with specific knowledge in the areas of neurolinguistics, speech perception and brain imaging. I have published on such topics as the brain basis of language comprehension, the relation between neuroscience and psychology and basic mechanisms in hearing. I am a fully bilingual speaker of German and English and can lecture in both languages to professional and lay audiences.
Texas Aphasia, Brain Damage, Language Expert #42461
I have 15 years of experience, and specialize in the field of cognitive psychology with specific knowledge in the areas of language, aphasia and neuroscience. I have published on such topics as word-finding difficulties, consequences of aphasia on language and normal language production.
North Carolina Linguistics, Language Expert #43839
I have 25 years of experience, and specialize in the field of English language and linguistics with specific knowledge in the areas of lilnguistic analysis of text, composition and history of English language. I have published on such topics as literary analysis, judicial use of language and composition. Teaching composition, literary analysis, literary exegesis, and linguistics for over 20 years has given me an acute awareness of how well and how poorly we communicate with others.
Texas Language, Semantics, Syntax Expert #46618
I have 12 years of experience, and specialize in the field of linguistics with specific knowledge in the areas of morpho-syntax, semantics and pragmatics. I have published on such topics as relative clauses, polarity and aspect. I am an Associate Professor of Linguistics with tenure.
Pennsylvania Language, Forensics, Media Expert #46858
I have 25 years of experience, and specialize in the field of linguistics with specific knowledge in the areas of educational testing, forensic linguistics and methods of reasoning and argumentation. I have published on such topics as sociolinguistics, fairness in testing and test development principles. I have testified on defamation and copyright infringement. I have a wide background of knowledge, including frequent international travel and competence in English, French, Spanish, and Mandarin Chinese.
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