Linguística forense: meta análise da linguagem como evidência

Abstract

This article presents an analytical and systematic mapping of the use of forensic linguistics as evidence in the Brazilian context. Based on the observation that practices associated with Forensic Linguistics have been increasingly employed, although in a poorly systematized manner, the study aims to define concepts, methodological approaches, and institutional contexts in which language is treated as evidence. Methodologically, an analytical review of academic productions is conducted, organized according to descriptive and critical categories. The results indicate a limited number of studies in the investigated areas. Furthermore, the bibliographic survey allows the inference that scientific production on certain topics is concentrated around one or two researchers and their supervisory groups, which are responsible for a large portion of the available studies, highlighting the centrality of a single research nucleus in consolidating the field. It is also observed that most of the production considered originates from traditional bibliographic sources (books), rather than indexed digital databases. Finally, only 2 of the 33 works derive from a forensic expert analysis. The findings of this article contribute to the consolidation of the field by clarifying the limitations, potentialities, and development pathways of Forensic Linguistics in Brazil.