REFLECTION 10

React to the concordance that you used. Which one is the easiest? Which one is the hardest?

The concordance that we selected is from papyr.com because among the sample of concordance that we attempted, this one is easiest. This is because when we click to the link that been provided, then, its already there with the concordance instruction in one page. It is very comprehensive and straightforward website so that the students do not have to waste their time to search many things regarding the concordance. Apart from that, it is quite simple because this website is already provided an easy file upload utility with the concordancer, hence, the students can easily upload the file.

Meanwhile, the hardest one is from Corpora4learning.net. The website is quite comprehensive and organized in a way that it is easy to discover. Nevertheless, there are several links that have been provided that lead to unaccess to the website. Besides, if we click at some of the links, its show the website or page are not available and cannot be accessed. Therefore, its show that the concordance does not updated all the progress of its page. Then, it will make it more complicated and hardest to us.

Is there such a thing as forensic linguistics in Malaysia? How extensive is it? Is there a case in Malaysia which involves forensic linguist?

No, there is no such a thing as forensic linguistics in Malaysia. That is why it is not extensive because it is still being an issue of admissibility whether it is relevant to conduct it in Malaysia or not. However, there is a research that was conducted by Ramalinggam Rajamanickam and Anita Abdul Rahim from Faculty of Law, The National University of Malaysia that seeks to identify the forensic linguistics evidence and its extent of admissibility under the Malaysian law. According to their findings, the use of forensic linguistics to solve a crime case can refer to the process of applying knowledge and theories of linguistics to certain crimes including ransom notes, threatening messages, extortion letters or other crime-related communications. Nevertheless, there are two significant criteria that plays a role if courts want to apply forensic linguistic in solving the case which are relevancy and reliability. Besides that, we think that it is good to Malaysia to apply the concept of forensic linguistics in solving any crime cases but it is also need to be highlighted on the capability of the judges whether they can successfully evaluate and judge the evidence when there is a crime case that can involve forensic linguist.

Reference

Rajamanickam & Anita (2009). Forensic Linguistic Evidence and its Admissibility in Malaysia.  Retrieved on April 27, 2015 on http://www.ijens.org/Vol_13_I_04/133204-7676-IJBAS-IJENS.pdf