Forensic Linguistics Short Course - FLsc

13/09/2025

Applications are now open for the 7th Forensic Short Course !

Join us in Düsseldorf from 17 to 20 March 2026 for an international spring school on forensic linguistics, with a focus on digital methods and hands-on casework.

Apply by 13 December 2025!

https://div-ling.org/flsc

25/05/2024

Don't forget to submit your application! The deadline - 31 May 2024 - won't be extended!

https://div-ling.org/en/events/forensic-linguistics-short-course-en/lecturers-coordinators/

07/04/2024

How do you find out whether a person is the author of a text? How do you analyse threats, malicious communications, and defamation from a linguistic point of view?

Find out the answers to these and other questions during the 6th Forensic Linguistics Short Course!

The 6th FLsc will be an in-person event taking place at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany, on 3 - 6 September 2024.
Find more information and application details on our website:

The 6th FLsc will be an in-person event located at Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Germany. Düsseldorf is the capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany’s most densely populated state, and home to historic buildings, a rich city culture, and one of Europe’s biggest Japan towns.

26/03/2023

Great news - we received funding by the und Förderer der Universität Düsseldorf - GFFU! This means we can offer a lower participation fee than originally anticipated.

Interested in forensic linguistics? Find further info online:
https://div-ling.org/.../forensic-linguistics-short.../

01/02/2023

How do you find out whether a person is the author of a text? How do you analyse threats, malicious communications and defamation from a linguistic point of view?

Find out the answers to these and other questions during the 5th Forensic Linguistics Short Course!
The 5th FLsc will be an in-person event taking place at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany, on 5 - 7 September 2023.

Find more information and application details on our website:

The summer school “Forensic Linguistics Short Course” addresses subjects within the broadly defined discipline of forensic linguistics. The course is based on working with authentic data and on the use of real cases to illustrate theory. A high degree of participant involvement is encouraged and...

25/05/2022

The deadline is approaching fast - apply for the 4th Forensic Linguistics Short Course until May 31, 2022!

How do you find out whether a person is the author of a text? How do you analyse threats, malicious communications, and defamation from a linguistic point of view? Join us to find out!

The 4th FLsc will be an in-person event taking place at Düsseldorf, Germany, on 24 - 26 August 2022.

13/05/2022

How do you determine whether person A or person B is the author of a text? How can you analyse threats, malicious communications, and defamation from a linguistic point of view? How do you become an expert witness working in linguistics?

Find out the answers to these and other questions during the 4th Forensic Linguistics Short Course! The 4th FLsc will be an in-person event taking place at Düsseldorf, Germany, on 24 - 26 August 2022.

Find more information and application details on our website:

As in previous years, we invite students (Bachelor’s and Master’s) as well as graduate students and postdocs from Linguistics (and its sub-disciplines), Phonetics and Phonology, Law/Legal Studies, and related fields to apply for this international interdisciplinary program. All sessions will be ...

30/04/2022

How do you find out whether a person is the author of a text? How do you analyse threats, malicious communications and defamation from a linguistic point of view?

Find out the answers to these and other questions during the 4th Forensic Linguistics Short Course! The 4th FLsc will be an in-person event taking place at Düsseldorf, Germany, on 24 - 26 August 2022.

Find more information and application details on our website:

As in previous years, we invite students (Bachelor’s and Master’s) as well as graduate students and postdocs from Linguistics (and its sub-disciplines), Phonetics and Phonology, Law/Legal Studies, and related fields to apply for this international interdisciplinary program. All sessions will be ...

29/04/2022

‼ Attention ‼

Applications for the 4th Forensic Linguistics Short Course will open on 1 May 2022. Find more information on this year's FLsc on our website:

The summer school “Forensic Linguistics Short Course” addresses subjects within the broadly defined discipline of forensic linguistics. The course is based on working with authentic data and on the use of real cases to illustrate theory. A high degree of participant involvement is encouraged and...

28/04/2022

📣 Announcement: The 4th FLsc will take place on 24-26 August 2022. Applications will open in the first half of May.

Stay tuned for more updates! 📑

28/09/2021

Only 30 minutes until the start of the first talk of our new talk series. Join us for free and without registration @ Zoom! Find the link and more info here: https://forensic-linguistics-sc.com/event/natascha-rohde/

28/09/2021

Today's the day - Join us for free and w/o registration! The first talk of our new bimonthly talk series "Diversity in Linguistics" will start at 5pm (BST). Natascha Rohde will talk about collective identity construction and ideology in computer-mediated discourse and what s*x and gender have to do with it. Further information and an abstract are available on our website: https://forensic-linguistics-sc.com/events/