Using the corpus of texts in forensic linguistic analysis

Abstract

This paper discusses the specificity of the modern period of language development, which is characterized by a pressing social need to legitimize the rules of using a language in politics and in the media. It also shows some examples of how to use a corpus of text in linguistic analysis. There are given еxamples of newspaper publications and statements by famous people where they are using offensive language, which is addressed to specific people and societies. We apply linguistic analysis of words to these publications and statements using corpus of texts in a similar way to John Sinclair, the creator of the first English database of the corpus texts, and other linguists. We thereby attempt to demonstrate, both the ease of use of corpus texts in linguistic analysis, and that the conclusions we made are fully substantiated. We also present examples of cases where words that are familiar and often used in everyday speech are not always understood clearly, which can lead to misunderstanding and litigation.