Using Common Sense: A Linguistic Perspective on Judicial Interpretations of “Use a Firearm”

Clark D. Cunningham; Charles J. Fillmore

Conference Proceeding

Using Common Sense: A Linguistic Perspective on Judicial Interpretations of “Use a Firearm”

Authors: Clark D. Cunningham (Washington University School of Law) , Charles J. Fillmore (University of California, Berkeley)

Abstract

This Article will show how analytical methods of legal and linguistic scholarship can interact to examine a legal text, in particular a provision of the federal criminal code, the interpretation of which has been hotly contested within the legal system.

Keywords: Linguistics, Law -- Interpretation & construction

How to Cite: Cunningham, C. & Fillmore, C. (1995) “Using Common Sense: A Linguistic Perspective on Judicial Interpretations of “Use a Firearm””, Washington University Law Review. 73(3).