Problems of Studying Pictographic Criminal Writing by Linguistic Experts

Keywords: tattoo, code-bound criminal, pictographic writing, forensic investigaion

Abstract

The article describes tattoos which are a relatively unknown pictographic criminal writing, understudied by linguists. The author analyzes the difficulties of collecting material, as well as the problems of carrying out linguistic expertise. At present linguistic analysis on tattoos of  code-bound criminals are extremely relevant in the process of collecting evidence for the state to get control of the elite of the criminal world. The article describes the expertise situations in which the linguist-expert has been involved, provides typical examples that have both practical and theoretical significance for the study of these polymodal semiotic complexes.

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Author Biography

Michael Grachev, Nizhny Novgorod State Linguistic University named after N.A. Dobrolyubov

Professor of the Department of Russian Philology, Foreign Literature and Intercultural Communication

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Published
2021-07-01
How to Cite
Grachev, M. (2021). Problems of Studying Pictographic Criminal Writing by Linguistic Experts. Legal Linguistics, (20(31), 9-13. https://doi.org/10.14258/leglin(2021)2002
Section
Forensic Linguistics