Springer Language Analysis for the Determination of Origin: Current Perspectives and New Directions: 16 (Language Policy, 16)

This comprehensive, up-to-date volume reports on current practices and use of Language Analysis for the Determination of Origin (LADO). Readers will find chapters on how it is done, where it is used, how it is used, and learn about recent developments on the use of LADO reports in judicial practice, and current controversies in the field. LADO is a highly controversial topic, and a relatively new branch of forensic linguistics that is used by most European and some non-European governments. When asylum seekers cannot submit documentary proof of their origin, their language can be analysed in order to assess whether their linguistic profile is in accordance with their stated origin. Around 10,000 such language analyses take place annually. This volume is based on the series of meetings of the Language and Asylum Research Group held between 2010 and 2012 and convened by the editors, and offers a state-of-the art perspective from researchers, practitioners, policymakers and stakeholders working on or with LADO. Review “This is an important and much-needed book. Linguistic Analysis for Determination of Origin (LADO) is a highly-contested procedure, whether it is used positively to grant asylum or negatively to return asylum seekers to their (supposed) country of origin. In a succession of informative, eminently readable and tellingly illustrated chapters, the authors provide an impressively up-to-date overview of the field. Many chapters refer to the need to update the 2004 Guidelines for the Use of Language Analysis in relation to Questions of National Origin in Refugee Cases. This book would be an obvious starting point for any group charged with this task.” (Professor David Little, Fellow Emeritus, Trinity College Dublin) From the Back Cover This comprehensive, up-to-date volume reports on current practices and use of Language Analysis for the Determination of Origin (LADO). Readers will find chapters on how it is done, where it is used, how it is used, and learn about recent developments on the use of LADO reports in judicial practice, and current controversies in the field. LADO is a highly controversial topic, and a relatively new branch of forensic linguistics that is used by most European and some non-European governments. When asylum seekers cannot submit documentary proof of their origin, their language can be analysed in order to assess whether their linguistic profile is in accordance with their stated origin. Around 10,000 such language analyses take place annually. This volume is based on the series of meetings of the Language and Asylum Research Group held between 2010 and 2012 and convened by the editors, and offers a state-of-the art perspective from researchers, practitioners, policymakers and stakeholders working on or with LADO.