Alan M. Perlman Ph.D. , Perlman Communications, Ltd.

815 Hill St.
Highland Park, IL 60035
Phone: (847) 433-8569
Fax: (847) 433-8569

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FORENSIC LINGUISTICS: (1) Interpretation of contracts, wills, laws, and other binding documents: expert judgment on clarity, meaning, comprehensibility and (un)ambiguity. (2) Plagiarism: expert opinion on likelihood of plagiarism. (3) Authorship: analysis of anonymous, questioned, or disputed documents; expert opinion on the likelihood of particular suspected writers, single-author/forged texts and other legal/linguistic hypotheses. (4) Copyright/trademark: informed judgment on the genericity, specificity, and protectability of individual words, phrases, and brand names; assessment of linguistic similarity to evaluate infringement claims.

Education/Licenses:
BA, MA, Ph.D. (Linguistics)

Primary Area of Expertise: Stylistics/Linguistics