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Peter Tiersma

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Publications

17

Citations

1.3K

H-Index

13

Active since

1978

Affiliations

Loyola Marymount University(Current)

Peter Tiersma is an author at Loyola Marymount University specializing in language studies, linguistics, and law.

Top concepts

LanguageLinguisticsLawSyntaxJusticeCriminal LawPhilosophy Of LanguageArtsSemanticsCommunication

Publications per year

1978–2009

17

Publications

17

Local and General Markedness

Peter Tiersma · Language · 1982 · 386 citations

General Markedness, Second Language Acquisition, Syntax +15

The Language of Offer and Acceptance: Speech Acts and the Question of Intent

Peter Tiersma · California Law Review · 1986 · 195 citations

Pragmatic Analysis, Speech Acts, Communication +18

The Language of Offer and Acceptance: Speech Acts and the Question of Intent

Peter Tiersma · California Law Review · 1986 · 194 citations · Full text

Philosophy Of Language, Pragmatic Analysis, Speech Acts +11

Did Clinton Lie?: Defining 'Sexual Relations'

Peter Tiersma · SSRN Electronic Journal · 2003 · 99 citations · Full text

The Rocky Road to Legal Reform: Improving the Language of Jury Instructions

Peter Tiersma · Brooklyn law review · 2001 · 71 citations · Full text

Criminal Justice Reform, Constitutional Law, Law +17

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