Language Analysis for the Determination of Origin

Language Analysis for the Determination of Origin (LADO): An Introduction; Peter L. Patrick.- Part I: The Data for LADO.- The interview as an interactional event; Anna De Fina.- "We only want to talk...": Lingua interviews for Linguistic Analyses for the Determination of Origin (LADO); Priska Hubbuch.- Part II: LADO Analysis.- Parameters affecting reliability in dialect attribution; Lars Johan Lundberg.- The role of native speakers in LADO: Are we missing a more important question? Helen Fraser.- LADO as forensic speaker profiling; Paul Foulkes, Peter French and Kim Wilson.- Part III: Complicating factors and case studies.- Language and origin: The perspective of multilingualism; Pieter Muysken.- Trouble in LADO-land: How the brain deceives the ear; Dennis R. Preston.- Language attrition as a problem for LADO; Monika S. Schmid.- The case of the Bajunis; Derek Nurse.- Transnational languages, multilinguals and the challenges for LADO; Susan Fitzmaurice.- Part IV: Use and evaluation of LADO reports by the state.- Legal aspects of LADO from a European perspective: Struggling with the burden of proof? Sarah Craig and Karin Zwaan.- Evaluating expertise: The role of language analysis in the asylum procedure; Ralph Severijns.- On forensic science expertise; Esther M. van Ruth and Michel M.A. Smithuis.- Quality assurance in LADO: Issues of validity; Tim McNamara and Doris Schüpbach