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Anonymní dopisy a jazyková expertiza
Anonymous letters and linguistic expertise

Author(s): Václava Musilová
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Ústav pro jazyk český
Keywords: authorʼs identification; anonymous letters; authorʼs linguistic profile; defamatory and threatening letters

Summary/Abstract: From the linguistic point of view, anonymous letters represent valuable textual material. Nevertheless, they are mostly unavailable to the majority of linguists due to their strict confidentiality. This article attempts to illustrate the specific character of such a linguistic analysis – authorʼs identification – with an older case: a series of defamatory and threatening letters concerning one family.

  • Issue Year: 105/2022
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 166-172
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Czech
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