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Linguistic issues in the law

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Language in the judicial process. Edited by Levi Judith and Walker Anne Graffam. (Law, Society and Policy, 5.) New York: Plenum, 1990. Pp. xxix, 373. $49.50.
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Peter M. Tiersma
Peter M. Tiersma*
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Loyola Law School
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Loyola Law School, 1441 West Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90015
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Language , Volume 69 , Issue 1 , March 1993 , pp. 113 - 137
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Copyright © 1993 by Linguistic Society of America

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I thank Matthea Cremers, Bethany Dumas, Randy Kandel, David Leonard, Larry Solum, and Sarah Grey Thomason for their comments on an earlier draft of this article, and Leslie Nathan for research assistance. All responsibility for errors is my own.

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