What is forensic linguistics?
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"Forensic linguistics is the name given to a number of sub-disciplines within applied linguistics, and which relate to the interface between language, the law and crime. The range of topics is diverse: from the analysis of confessions to the language rights of ethnic minorities; from the assessment of threat in a ransom demand, to determining the authenticity of a suicide note."
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it's a figure  of speech
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univerbation, the typical grammaticalization path by which the words of a syntactic construction fuse into a single word \n\n\nhope that helps
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In mathematics, logic, and computer science, a formal language is a set of finite-length words (i.e. character strings) drawn from some finite alphabet, and the scientific theory that deals with these entities is known as formal language theory. Note that we can talk about formal language in many contexts (scientific, legal, linguistic and so on), meaning a mode of expression more careful and accurate, or more mannered than everyday speech. The sense of formal language dealt with in this article is the precise sense studied in formal language theory.
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You can study "Historical Linguistics".  It is the science that describes how languages change over time, and math is used in determining when certain events occurred.  Just a thought, but I think it would suit you!\n\nPlease vote for the best answer!
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Looking on the web, I would suggest that you look towards doing a College/University course in Forensic Science, as this appears to be the general requirement of the job.
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Read "Introduction to Theoretical Linguistics" and "Language and Linguistics" by John Lyons. Those will give you a good base to read anything else.\n\nTextbooks\n\nAitchison, Jean (1995) Linguistics: An Introduction. London: Hodder & Stoughton; London: Hodder Headline, 1999, 2nd Edition. \n\nAkmajian, Adrian et al (2001), Linguistics, 5th ed., MIT Press. (ISBN 0262511231) \n\nHudson, G. (2000) Essential Introductory Linguistics. Oxford: Blackwell. \n\nLyons, John (1995), Linguistic Semantics, Cambridge University Press. (ISBN 0521438772) \n\nNapoli, Donna J. (2003) Language Matters. A Guide to Everyday Questions about Language. Oxford University Press. \n\nO'Grady, William D., Michael Dobrovolsky & Francis Katamba [eds.] (2001), Contemporary Linguistics, Longman. (ISBN 0582246911) - Lower Level \n\nTaylor, John R. (2003), Cognitive Grammar, Oxford University Press. (ISBN 0198700334) \n\nTrask, R. L. (1995) Language: The Basics. London: Routledge. \n\nUngerer, Friedrich & Hans-Jorg Schmid (1996), An Introduction to Cognitive Linguistics, Longman. (ISBN 0582239664) \n\nAcademic works\n\nFauconnier, Gilles \n(1995), Mental Spaces, 2nd ed., Cambridge University Press. (ISBN 0521449499) \n(1997), Mappings in Thought and Language, Cambridge University Press. (ISBN 0521599539) \n\n Mark Turner (2003), The Way We Think, Basic Books. (ISBN 0465087868) \n\nRymer, p. 48, quoted in Fauconnier and Turner, p. 353 \nSampson, Geoffrey (1982), Schools of Linguistics, Stanford University Press. (ISBN 0804711259) \n\nSweetser, Eve (1992), From Etymology to Pragmatics, repr ed., Cambridge University Press. (ISBN 0521424429) \n\nPopular works\n\nBloomfield, Leonard. Language. \n\nBurgess, Anthony \n(1964), Language Made Plain \n(1992), A Mouthful of Air \n\nDeacon, Terrence (1998), The Symbolic Species, WW Norton & Co. (ISBN 0393317544) \n\nDeutscher, Guy, Dr. (2005), The Unfolding of Language, Metropolitan Books (ISBN 0805079076) (ISBN 9780805079074) \n\nHayakawa, Alan R & S. I. (1990), Language in Thought and Action, Harvest. (ISBN 0156482401) \n\nPinker, Steven \n(2000), The Language Instinct, repr ed., Perennial. (ISBN 0060958332) \n(2000), Words and Rules, Perennial. (ISBN 0060958405) \n\nRymer, Russ (1992), Annals of Science in "The New Yorker", 13th April \n\nSapir, Edward. Language. \n\nSaussure, Ferdinand de. Cours de linguistique générale [Course in general linguistics]. \n\nReference books\n\nronoff, Mark & Janie Rees-Miller (Eds.) (2003) The Handbook of Linguistics. Blackwell Publishers. (ISBN 1405102527) \n\nAsher, R. (Ed.) (1993) Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics. Oxford: Pergamon Press. 10 vols. \n\nBright, William (Ed) (1992) International Encyclopedia of Linguistics. Oxford University Press. 4 Vols. \n\nBrown, Keith R. (Ed.) (2005) Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics (2nd ed.). Elsevier. 14 vols. \nBussmann, H. (1996) Routledge Dictionary of Language and \n\nLinguistics. Routledge (translated from German). \nCrystal, David \n(1987) The Cambridge Encyclopaedia of Language. Cambridge University Press. \n(1991) A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. Blackwell. (ISBN: 0-631-17871-6) \n(1992) An Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Language and Languages. Oxford: Blackwell. \nF\nrawley, William (Ed.) (2003) International Encyclopedia of Linguistics (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. \n\nMalmkjaer, Kirsten (1991) The Linguistics Encyclopaedia. Routledge (ISBN 0415222109) \n\nTrask, R. L. \n(1993) A Dictionary of Grammatical Terms in Linguistics. Routledge. (ISBN 0-415-08628-0) \n(1996) Dictionary of Phonetics and Phonology. Routledge. \n(1997) A student's dictionary of language and linguistics. \n(1999) Key Concepts in Language and Linguistics. London: Routledge.
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It is called a discourse analysis or critical textual analysis and it is complex issue. Many universities have a courses on it, so it is not so easy to give a couple of advices. However, the principle you can start with is to analyze sentence by sentence, word by word. First of all you need to define notions used in some speech like nation, democracy, freedom, collateral damage etc. Try to find their real meaning and compare its using in a concrete speech. You will be surprised how their meanings vary dependently of context they are used in and how authors manipulate with them. Good luck!
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As mentioned above linguistics is the science of phonetics, syntax, etc. In addition, sociolinguistics focuses on society and language, gender and language, professions and language, etc. Computational linguistics focuses on the study of language from a computational perspective. It is an interdisciplinary field which draws on linguistic theory (phonology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics) and computer science (artificial intelligence, theory of computation, programming methods, etc.) \n\nThere are many jobs for compuational linguistics in the IT industry if this is something you are interested in. You could also get a doctorate degree and become a college professor. In addition to this you can teach languages, communication arts, work as a speech pathologist, become a writer, journalist, publicist, copy writer, professional translator, and more... \n\nGeorgetown University offers an excellent linguistics program including a 5 year BA/MA degree and PhD program.
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Actually you are on to something.  Forensics as an academic field of study is actually relatively new.  In many of the sub-disciplines one starts with a general major (IT) and then gradually becomes more specialized.  What frustrates many of us in academia is that (1) the original model of forensics appears to have been one of specialists - PhD/Professional degree required.  Now kids are under the impression thanks to TV shows that you can get in with an undergraduate degree!  (2) Because of this misconception, quite a few places are trying to accomodate it!  This drives some faculty crazy, but I come from an interdisciplinary perspective and think it's a great opportunity for students to view things more holistic perspective.\n\nThe grad school issue won't be going away, however.  In fact, with so many students brainwashed by the tube into thinking there must be detective jobs all over the place, you now have LOTS of competition and in the academic marketplace (outside of troubling state regulations) that means two things: increasing GPA requirements and higher degree levels to attain to get the job.  Be prepared to work hard to beat the competition to the best spots!
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Forensic science is a branch of medicine used for legal purposes and concerned with determining cause of death, examination of injuries due to crime and negligence, and examination of tissue samples relevant to crimes.
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I studied English and Linguistics about 8 years ago now and a friend of mine went on to do her postgrad course pretty easily. The main competition is over the quality of the institution you want to go to, but with the advent of fees in the UK system now there is a better opportunity to get the course you want as only the serious people are really applying. Universtiy of Westminster and UCL have very good linguistics departments. For a full list of course availability you should check out the Univeristy and College Admissions Service (UCAS) here:\nhttp://www.ucas.ac.uk/
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Sorry, not familiar with the case, but I do suggest Lexis Nexis at your college library
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Aggressive would be my first choice, because it include the same suffix (-ssive)\n\nAssertive, attacking are other possibilities.
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What do you think language is, smart guy? ¬_¬
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Forensic Science is the application of science in the criminal justice system.  Drugs, fingerprints, autopsies, bugs, hair analysis, explosives, fires, etc. all are aspects of forensic science.
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Digital forensics of course....