David Wright is a forensic and legal linguist and Associate Professor at Nottingham Trent University. His research applies methods of corpus linguistics and discourse analysis in forensic and legal contexts and aims to help improve the delivery of justice using language analysis. His research spans across a range of intersections between language and the law and justice, including corpus approaches to forensic and legal discourse, forensic authorship analysis, and the use of voice identification evidence. His current research specialisms and ongoing projects are:
- Corpus approaches to discourse in legal contexts
- Cross-examination of vulnerable and intimated witnesses
- Courtroom discourse and the language of advocacy
- Forensic Authorship Analysis
- Online and offline language crimes
- Incitement of Violence Against Women Online
- Procedures of voice identification evidence
- Transcription of covert recordings for forensic purposes
- Corpus-Assisted Discourse Studies (CADS)
David Wright - Forensic and Legal Linguist 