Idiolects
/ˈɪdiəˌlɛkts/
Definitions
- (n.) The unique form of language or speech patterns used by an individual, relevant in legal contexts such as linguistic evidence analysis.
The expert witness analyzed the defendant's idiolects to establish authorship of the disputed document.
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- idiolect
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Commentary
In legal contexts, idiolects are chiefly relevant as tools for distinguishing individual speakers in evidence analysis or authorship attribution.
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