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Dr David Griffin
(he/him)
PhD, JD
Research Associate
School of English, Communication and Philosophy
Overview
I am a linguist and attorney currently employed as a Research Associate in the school of English, Communication, and Philosophy. My research interests include the use of language in legal contexts and the semiotics of authority more broadly.
Publication
2024
- Griffin, D. and Roemling, D. 2024. Signs of legal and pseudolegal authority: A corpus-based comparison of contemporary courtroom filings. International Journal for the Semiotics of Law - Revue internationale de Sémiotique juridique (10.1007/s11196-024-10183-7)
- Griffin, D. 2024. Considering legal English: Consensus and complications. The International Journal of Speech Language and the Law 31(1), pp. 77-98. (10.1558/ijsll.27418)
2023
- Griffin, D. 2023. "I hereby and herein claim liberties": Identity and Power in Sovereign Citizen Pseudolegal Filings. International Journal of Coercion, Abuse, and Manipulation 6 (10.54208/1000/0006/007)
2022
- Griffin, D. 2022. Lexomancy: law and magic in the pseudolegal writings of the sovereign citizen movement. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
2016
- Griffin, D. T. 2016. Lingua Fracas: Legal Translation in the United States and the European Union. Boston University International Law Journal 34(2), pp. 355-382.
Erthyglau
- Griffin, D. and Roemling, D. 2024. Signs of legal and pseudolegal authority: A corpus-based comparison of contemporary courtroom filings. International Journal for the Semiotics of Law - Revue internationale de Sémiotique juridique (10.1007/s11196-024-10183-7)
- Griffin, D. 2024. Considering legal English: Consensus and complications. The International Journal of Speech Language and the Law 31(1), pp. 77-98. (10.1558/ijsll.27418)
- Griffin, D. 2023. "I hereby and herein claim liberties": Identity and Power in Sovereign Citizen Pseudolegal Filings. International Journal of Coercion, Abuse, and Manipulation 6 (10.54208/1000/0006/007)
- Griffin, D. T. 2016. Lingua Fracas: Legal Translation in the United States and the European Union. Boston University International Law Journal 34(2), pp. 355-382.
Gosodiad
- Griffin, D. 2022. Lexomancy: law and magic in the pseudolegal writings of the sovereign citizen movement. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
Biography
- PhD in Language and Communication, Cardiff University 2023
- MA in Forensic Linguistics with Distinction, Cardiff University 2017
- JD, Boston University 2016
- BA in Communication, Northwestern University 2013
Professional memberships
- The International Association for Forensic and Legal Linguistics
- The Germanic Society for Forensic Linguistics
- The International Pragmatics Association
- The British Association for Applied Linguistics
Contact Details
GriffinDT@cardiff.ac.uk
+44 29225 10076
John Percival Building, Room Room 2.64, Colum Drive, Cardiff, CF10 3EU
+44 29225 10076
John Percival Building, Room Room 2.64, Colum Drive, Cardiff, CF10 3EU
Research themes
Specialisms
- Corpus linguistics
- Discourse and pragmatics
- Language and law
- Forensic linguistics