Forensic Linguistics

The City’s Echo: Forensic Dialectology

A voice on a recording might be the only clue in a criminal case. Forensic dialectology is the fascinating field…

1 week ago

The Anti-Turing Test: What is Author Verification?

Author verification is the "Anti-Turing Test"—a field of linguistic forensics that determines if a specific person wrote a given text.…

1 week ago

The Forger’s Bane: What is Stylometry?

Did you know your writing style is as unique as a fingerprint? Stylometry is the fascinating science of statistically analyzing…

3 months ago

The Kasiski Method: From Ciphers to Authorship

Discover how a 19th-century code-breaking technique, the Kasiski examination, found a new life in the digital age. This method, originally…

3 months ago

Cold Case Linguistics: The Somerton Man’s Code

In 1948, an unidentified man was found dead on an Australian beach with a scrap of paper bearing two Persian…

3 months ago

The Zodiac Killer’s Ciphers: A Mind in Code

The Zodiac Killer's ciphers were more than just puzzles; they were a chilling form of communication and psychological warfare. By…

3 months ago

Linguistic Steganalysis: Detecting Hidden Data

While steganography is the art of hiding messages in plain sight, linguistic steganalysis is the science of finding them. This…

3 months ago

The Prosody of a Lie

It’s not just what you say, but how you say it that can betray a lie. The prosody of speech—the…

3 months ago

Ink, Lies, and Signatures

Beyond the words we choose, the very act of writing can be a lie. This post explores the high-stakes world…

3 months ago

Lies, Likes & Linguistics

Every text, tweet, and comment you write is embedded with a unique linguistic fingerprint. Forensic linguists are now using these…

3 months ago

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