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About the series
Forensic linguistics is a rapidly developing field, and Elements in Forensic Linguistics offers cutting-edge research, theoretical advancements, and discussions of historical development across all areas of language and law, interaction in legal contexts, and investigative forensic linguistics.
Elements in Forensic Linguistics will be of interest to students and researchers in linguistics, law, criminology, psychology, and related fields, and to practitioners of law and allied legal professions and in law enforcement, investigative, and security contexts.
Series topics
The series features Elements in all areas of forensic linguistics, including:
Elements provide supplementary online material such as videos, data sets, coding schemas, and links to other resources, where relevant.
Contact the editors
If you are interested in publishing for the series, please contact the editors Tim Grant t.d.grant@aston.ac.uk and Tammy Gales Tammy.A.Gales@hofstra.edu
About the editors
Tim Grant is Professor of Forensic Linguistics and was founding Director of the Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics at Aston University, UK (2019-2024). His main research interests are in forensic authorship analysis - focusing on short form messages such as SMS text and messaging apps messages. He has a 2022 Element in this series The Idea of Progress in Forensic Authorship Analysis. Tim is one of the world’s most experienced forensic linguistic practitioners and his case work has involved the analysis of abusive and threatening communications in many different contexts including investigations into sexual assault, stalking, murder, and terrorism. He also makes regular media contributions including presenting police appeals, appearing in documentaries, and is cohost of the “Writing Wrongs” podcast.
Tammy Gales is a Professor of Linguistics and the Director of Research at the Institute for Forensic Linguistics, Threat Assessment, and Strategic Analysis at Hofstra University, New York. She is the Vice President (and President-elect) of the International Association for Forensic and Legal Linguistics (IAFLL), and is on the editorial boards of the journals Applied Corpus Linguistics and Language and Law / Linguagem e Direito.
Her research interests cross the boundaries of forensic linguistics and language and the law, with a primary focus on threatening communications and the use of corpus linguistics in statutory interpretation. Recent publications include Speaking of Crime: The Language of Criminal Justice, 2nd ed. (with Larry Solan and Peter Tiersma, Chicago, 2025). She has trained law enforcement agents from agencies across Canada and the U.S. and regularly applies her work to criminal and civil cases.
